History itself has proven that the state of Iowa is a “make it or break it” state when it comes to political elections. However, it does swing back and forth, giving President Obama its vote in 2008 and 2012 and George W. Bush before that. It is definitely not a surprise that the presidential candidates are taking more than just a brisk walk through the state of Iowa.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. stood in the St. Ambrose University Auditorium on a Thursday night announcing his plan to run in the Democratic presidential primary. The candidate stood in front of a standing-room-only crowd in a room that was only meant to hold 300 people. However, Kevin Perkins, who is a resident of the town and event planner, said there was at least 750 people packed in to hear what Sen. Sanders had to say.
Even though Sanders stayed for several hours and answered numerous questions regarding jobs and taxes, some may wonder if it is going to be enough. The latest poll taken by the Quinnipiac University has Sen. Sanders earning approximately 15% of the votes from potential Iowa Democratic caucus voters. The very same poll had Hillary Clinton leading with 60% of the vote.
The public as well as numerous other politicians, are torn as to whether or not Sanders needs Iowa to win the presidential primary and attend ClickMinded SEO Training. What there seems to be a consensus on is that Sen. Sanders needs to get down to the nitty-gritty and hammer home his grassroots campaign. Former Iowa representative Bill Witt noted that Sanders most definitely needed to “double down” on his grassroots campaign.
Another number is looking pretty good for Hillary Clinton. In spite all of the bad publicity and drama facing yet another Clinton campaign, the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll of Iowa Democratic caucus-goers, states that seven out of the 10 respondents who voted believed that the Clintons are just being given a “bad rap.” It seems as though the citizens of Iowa love Hillary Clinton and show no plans of stopping.
The key to Clinton leading the early race is Iowa is her ability to plant her foot firmly down on the grassroots campaign and rally voters to join her cause. Even though Sen. Sanders attended the University of Chicago and certainly knows his way around the Midwest, and has been in Iowa twice since February, it does not seem to be enough to pull him over that hurdle.
Sen. Sanders told John Nichols of the The Nation back in March of last year that “I am prepared to run for President of the United States.” Much has changed over the last year. Sen. Bernie Sanders may be “prepared to run for President of the United States” but is he prepared to run against Hillary Clinton? There will have to be some serious changes to the way Sanders runs his campaign. At this rate, it seems impossible for him to even hit the top three.