The MSM has done its best to marginalize Bernie Sanders campaign. That hasn’t stopped Bernie Sanders from becoming the leader in the New Hampshire Primary and polling within the margin of Error of Hillary in Iowa. Now the Mainstream Media is finally forced to acknowledge that Bernie Sanders has a very real shot at winning the Democratic nomination.
Meet the Press - January 10, 2016
CHUCK TODD:
Welcome back. Lots to discuss with the panel. Jeff Greenfield, Helene Cooper, Jennifer Jacobs and Robert Costa are all here.
I want to bring back, Jennifer I'm going to start with you, because it's a big difference in our Iowa poll from what you guys showed a couple of weeks ago. We've got Bernie Sanders within just three points of Hillary Clinton in Iowa
We always knew that Sanders' home state neighbor in New Hampshire. Do these numbers surprise you?
JENNIFER JACOBS:
Yeah, it's amazing. And when you think about where he was at in Iowa just in January a year ago, I mean nobody knew, we asked, "What do you think about Bernie Sanders," and no one even knew who he was. So yeah, but yet don't forget there is still a really strong passion for Hillary Clinton in Iowa.
Just yesterday they had 500 volunteers show up at 9:00 in the morning, frigid weather, lousy conditions, to knock on doors and make phone calls for her, so there is passion for her as well.
CHUCK TODD:But Helene, I mean look, she can't afford to lose both states.
HELENE COOPER:No.
CHUCK TODD:I mean that turns into sort of hand wringing, Joe Biden's phone starts ringing, you know, we all know the panic machine would kick in.
HELENE COOPER:That would be really, really difficult. But you know I really don't think, shoot everything I say is always wrong (LAUGHS) for the last year I've done nothing but--
CHUCK TODD:
Black swan election, black swan election, you never know
HELENE COOPER:
Exactly, but no I don't-- I am shocked by that poll--
CHUCK TODD:I was too.