Folks, if the first post-Benghazi committee hearing result is any indication, this race is very close to being over. According to a new Monmouth University poll, Hillary Clinton has opened up a 41-point lead over Bernie Sanders in Iowa!
In the first Monmouth University Poll of likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers in the 2016 cycle, Hillary Clinton holds a commanding 41 point lead over Bernie Sanders. This is the first poll conducted after Clinton’s appearance before the Benghazi Committee and Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not mount a presidential campaign.Clinton currently garners the support of 65% of likely Democratic caucusgoers to 24% for Bernie Sanders. Martin O’Malley clocks in at 5% and Larry Lessig has 1% of the vote.
You read that right: 65%-24%!And stuff like this is just insane:
Clinton enjoys a large lead over Sanders among both male (55% to 33%) and female (73% to 16%) voters. Obviously, we should wait for some more polls in the coming days before we get too excited...but for now?#HillYes!
UPDATE: Well that didn't take long.
The Monmouth poll might not be much of an outlier at all. Another brand new Iowa poll from Loras College has Hillary up by 38 points, 62% to 24%! And this one was in the field from Oct 19-22, after the debate but mostly before the Benghazi hearing. Wow. Originally posted at Hillary HQFollow @Hillary_HQ