Bernie Sanders overtakes Hillary Clinton in Iowa: Poll
New polls by the Quinnipiac University show that Senator Bernie Sanders is now leading former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton among Democrats in the US state of Iowa.
Results from the poll, released on Wednesday, show that, with 41 percent, the Vermont Senator has become the new Democratic favorite in Iowa and Clinton is trailing him with 40 percent.
This marks a second defeat for Clinton in a week, as only a couple of days ago she also lost to Sanders in New Hampshire, where he trounced her with a nine-point lead.
New Hampshire holds the first primary election in the US presidential race every four years to choose the delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conventions, who choose the party nominees for the elections.
The presidential primary elections and caucuses are held in each US state, part of the nominating process of the US presidential elections.
The new poll has surprised many political analysts as the latest sign of Clinton’s potential weaknesses as a candidate.
Sanders’ emphasis on US income inequality and influence of corporate money on elections and government has helped him attract large crowds on the campaign trail.
Along with the New Hampshire primary, Iowa's caucuses have become the starting points for choosing the two major-party candidates for president.
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 in several high-profile polls.
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