How Bernie Learned to Love the Polls

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By Patrick Caldwell, MotherJones

(Apr. 2, 2016 06:00 a.m. EDT) — Bernie Sanders’ campaign used to dismiss poll numbers. The insurgent candidate has long trailed Hillary Clinton in national surveys, and his numbers have tended to only rise state by state as the campaign turns to each new contest.

But now that he’s gained more national attention, Sanders has started to sound downright Trumpian and in love of touting the latest stats on his campaign. While stumping at a high school gym in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on Friday afternoon, Sanders kicked off his normal speech by adding a bit of bragging about a host of favorable numbers.

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Bernie Sanders is closing the gap in Ohio with Hillary Clinton

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by Andrew J. Tobias, Cleveland.com
(Mar. 14, 2016 08:45) — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s Tuesday election appears to be up for grabs in both the Republican and Democratic presidential races, according to a new poll.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showed Sen. Bernie Sanders is narrowing the gap in the Demoratic primary race between himself and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton remains up on Sanders 51 percent to 46 percent, but polling conducted earlier in March had shown Clinton leading in Ohio by as much as 30 points. A Quinnipiac University poll released on March 9 had shown Clinton leading by 9 points.

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