...The only openly Socialist member of the U.S. Senate. Sanders was Representative-for-Life from Vermont until moving to the Senate for the rest of his life in 2006, assuming the seat vacated by Jim Jeffords...
now leads the party's longtime front-runner
Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as
America's Blond Eminenceand at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as
Another Tallyrand...
by 14 points in the state of New Hampshire, which holds the nation's first primary elections, according to the latest poll.
Among likely New Hampshire voters, 53 percent choose Sanders, compared to 39 percent who choose Clinton, the Monmouth University Poll found.
The new poll also shows that Clinton has lost her advantage over Sanders among registered Democrats, women and older voters.
Sanders has surpassed Clinton with these voters, while still leading among registered Independents, men and younger voters.
Along with the Iowa caucus, the New Hampshire primary is the first in a series of nationwide party primary elections held in the United State every four years to choose the party nominees for the presidential elections to be held the following November.
The New Hampshire primary has been considered an early measurement of the national attitude toward the candidates for the US presidential nomination.