A new Suffolk Poll poll of Iowa finds Hillary Clinton doing quite well in Iowa. The CNN and Quinnipiac poll found a tightening race of Clinton +19. This poll finds her +34.
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The former secretary of State holds a daunting 34-percentage-point lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Vice President Biden, who is weighing whether to jump into the race, is third at 11%.
Clinton Loyalty:
"There is a fierce loyalty to Hillary Clinton," says David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. Her support persists, at least for now, even though 52% of the Iowa Democrats surveyed say the flap over her use of a private email server while leading the State Department would hurt her in the general election.
Sanders more trustworthy:
What's more, Iowa Democrats are somewhat more inclined to identify Sanders as the most honest and trustworthy candidate in the field. They are slightly more likely to say Clinton "best understands the problems facing people like you" and that she "best represents the values of Democrats like yourself."
The numbers:
Overall, 54% support Clinton, 20% Sanders, 11% Biden, 4% former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley and 1% former Virginia senator Jim Webb. That's a wider lead than the 24-point edge she has held in recent Iowa statewide polls averaged by RealClearPolitics. Just 9% volunteer that they are undecided.
Female Power!
Clinton shows particular strength among female voters, backed by 58% to 15% for Sanders and 13% for Biden. If Biden doesn't run, about four in 10 of his supporters say they would support Clinton instead, three in 10 Sanders and two in 10 O'Malley.
The FAKE email scandal matters to just a few:
In the new poll, more than one in four say the issue of Clinton's emails bothers them; seven in 10 say it doesn't. An overwhelming three of four say they don't think she broke the law; just 9% say she did.
It's entirely possible that this poll is an outlier because it does show incredibly more Clinton strength in Iowa than other polls. However, for Senator Sanders, there has to be concern about the women's vote. Obviously, his policies are not the problem--perhaps, it's just a girl thing.
It also could be that the continued Hillary attacks are making her more sympathetic to those of us who would like to see a female president in our lifetime.