Bernie Sanders surprised by his popularity in US polls
After defeating former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton in two states, in less than a week, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says that even he himself is "stunned" by his rising popularity in opinion polls.
"Yes, I'm stunned," Sanders said in an interview with CNN on Thursday. "Look, we have a message that I believed from day one was going to resonate with the American people."
On Wednesday, a Quinnipiac University poll showed that, with 41 percent, the Vermont senator has become the new Democratic favorite in Iowa and Clinton is following him with 40 percent.
This marked a second defeat for Clinton in a week, as only a couple of days before she also lost to Sanders in New Hampshire, where he trounced her with a nine-point lead.
The Vermont senator said that while he anticipated that his emphasis on inequality and issues plaguing the middle class would resonate with voters, he did not think they would resonate so quickly.
He added that his campaign has received contributions from more than 400,000 people with an average donation of $31.20, while avoiding raising money for giant political action committees (PACs) who basically buy power with money.
Sanders’ stress on income inequality in the US, as well as the influence of corporate money on elections and government has helped him attract large crowds on the campaign run.
Clinton still remains the front-runner candidate for final Democratic nomination but that might change in the near future as Sanders has been rapidly gaining on her in several significant surveys.
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