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Left-wing outsider Bernie Sanders beating Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire primary poll | Left-wing outsider Bernie Sanders beating Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire primary poll |
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Left-wing outsider Bernie Sanders is polling ahead of establishment favourite Hillary Clinton in a key electoral test, according to a new poll. | Left-wing outsider Bernie Sanders is polling ahead of establishment favourite Hillary Clinton in a key electoral test, according to a new poll. |
The two politicians are competing to be the Democratic party’s nomination for US president. | The two politicians are competing to be the Democratic party’s nomination for US president. |
Mr Sanders is polling at 44 per cent in the Democratic New Hampshire Primary compared to the former secretary of state’s 37 per cent, the survey says. | Mr Sanders is polling at 44 per cent in the Democratic New Hampshire Primary compared to the former secretary of state’s 37 per cent, the survey says. |
The numbers are the first time Mr Sanders, a senator from Vermont and a self-described democratic socialist, has beaten Ms Clinton in any poll. | The numbers are the first time Mr Sanders, a senator from Vermont and a self-described democratic socialist, has beaten Ms Clinton in any poll. |
Ms Clinton and David Cameron The opinion research was conducted by Franklin Pierce University for the Boston Herald newspaper. | Ms Clinton and David Cameron The opinion research was conducted by Franklin Pierce University for the Boston Herald newspaper. |
Mr Sanders’ political positions are well to the left of the centre of American politics. He supports full universal healthcare, a higher federal minimum wage, free university education, and higher taxes on the wealthy. | Mr Sanders’ political positions are well to the left of the centre of American politics. He supports full universal healthcare, a higher federal minimum wage, free university education, and higher taxes on the wealthy. |
His surprise popularity echoes that of Jeremy Corbyn, an outsider left-wing candidate for the leadership of the UK Labour party who appears on the verge of victory. | His surprise popularity echoes that of Jeremy Corbyn, an outsider left-wing candidate for the leadership of the UK Labour party who appears on the verge of victory. |
It also comes on the heels of a significant poll lead for Donald Trump, an iconoclastic businessman who is running for the Republican nomination. | |
Ms Clinton is still ahead of all the other candidates in other national polls. | Ms Clinton is still ahead of all the other candidates in other national polls. |
However, she is under increased scrutiny after she agreed to hand over a server containing private emails to the US Justice Department. | However, she is under increased scrutiny after she agreed to hand over a server containing private emails to the US Justice Department. |
Mr Sanders has also been cast into the spotlight after drawing huge crowds to rallies and townhall meetings across the US. | Mr Sanders has also been cast into the spotlight after drawing huge crowds to rallies and townhall meetings across the US. |