WE have brand new polling from Arkansas and Michigan
I read through some comments saying that Hillary had no chance in either of these states, well….
57% Hillary Clinton
25% Bernie Sanders
18% Don’t Know
further down, in the analysis
In 2008, Arkansas was one of the strongest states for Hillary Clinton — the former First Lady of the state — during her long nomination contest with Barack Obama. Clinton won just at 70% of the vote in the March 2008 primary. Our polling suggests that Clinton is likely on track for a similar performance in the state in 2016. In a contest against Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Clinton performs particularly strongly with older voters, African-Americans, and women in the state. These are all patterns shown in national polling in the race. Although not as strong as in other states, Sanders does perform well with younger groups of voters.
Two individuals whom Clinton has consciously attached herself to — her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and her former boss, President Barack Obama — are also extremely popular with Arkansas Democratic voters. Nearly three-fourths of Arkansas Democratic primary voters have either very positive (60%) or somewhat positive (13%) views of Bill Clinton and more than 60% of those voters feel the same level of enthusiasm for Obama — despite his persistent unpopularity in Arkansas. (Both men have over 85% approval ratings with Democratic African-American voters). This data suggests that Bill Clinton remains an effective surrogate for his wife in the state and her connections to the current President are a major net plus for her.
my emphasis
In Michigan
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton holds a commanding 32-point lead over Bernie Sanders, 62% to 30%, with 7% undecided.
and had this to comment
“Michigan Democrats don’t seem impressed that Sanders defied expectations and almost tied Clinton in Iowa,” said Demas. “Even if he scores big in the New Hampshire primary next week, as expected, Michigan still looks to be tough sledding. And 76% of Clinton’s voters here already say they’re committed, while only 53% of Sanders voters do.”
on a side note New Hampshire seems to have stabilized and a Bernie win between 10-15% seems very likely