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HILLARY CLINTON'S DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION CAMPAIGN: DEJA VU FROM 2008?

Is Hillary Clinton’s campaign looking for a repeat performance of 2008? Bernie Sanders supporters sure hope so. Over the past two weeks we have seen the race for the Democratic presidential nomination heat up considerably between frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Clinton has been running comfortable leads in many polls across the board throughout 2015 but as the year came to an end the race tightened significantly heading into the Iowa caucus on Feb. 1st and New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9th.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign seems to be peaking at the right moment, leading into the early votes that could do to Clinton’s campaign what now President Barack Obama’s campaign did to her back in 2008. Sanders appears to be in good shape in the polls, with key endorsements, campaign funding, and in dealing with Clinton’s attack on his record. The New York Times released results of a poll by the New York Times and CBS News that shows that on a national level, the lead that Clinton had on Sanders with Democrats was fallen substantially, especially among younger voters under the age of 45. For the Iowa caucus on Feb. 1st, The Washington Post has reported that the Democratic caucus voters have the Iowa race almost even with Clinton at 42% compared to Sanders at 40% when this lead was much greater only a month ago. Similarly, the Post also shows Sanders with a huge lead in the New Hampshire primary with a 53% to 39% lead. Sanders will have to rely on strong showings in the early states as Clinton is currently showing huge leads in many of the later primaries.

Sanders has received some important endorsements over the last two weeks as well. Liberal advocacy group MoveOn, as well as liberal magazine The Nation have both publicly endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination. Sanders has also received some support from current Vice President Joe Biden, although it should not be seen as a full blown endorsement, not yet anyway, as Biden has not publicly endorsed any candidates yet. 

 From a policy perspective, Sanders has received attacks this week from Clinton on his track record on gun control legislation and he has handled them relatively well but will face more heat from Clinton. Clinton has now been forced to take her attention away from the Republican candidates she could potentially be facing in the presidential election and focus it on the Democratic nomination and Bernie Sanders. Clinton's attention on Sander will be in full view on Sunday, January 17th, which will be the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary.

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