Subject: New Suffolk University Poll Shows Hillary Clinton's Strength in Iowa
From: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
To: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
Cc: Alexandria Phillips <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:31:52 -0400

Friends -

Please see the below article from USA today showing that Hillary Clinton
continues to hold a commanding lead in Iowa.

And a quick reminder - please let Alexandria and me know if you're doing TV
or any other media this week!

Thanks for your continuous help and support!

Best -

AE

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/08/25/hillary-clinton-iowa-suffolk-poll/32317305/

*Despite email flap, Clinton up in Iowa in Suffolk poll*
Susan Page, USA TODAY 12:02 p.m. EDT August 25, 2015

A majority of Iowa Democrats predict the email controversy will hurt
Hillary Clinton in next fall's presidential election, a Suffolk University
Poll finds, but they are sticking with her anyway.

The former secretary of State holds a daunting 34-percentage-point lead
over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Vice President Biden, who is weighing
whether to jump into the race, is third at 11%.

The survey of 500 likely Democratic caucus-goers in the Hawkeye State,
taken Thursday through Monday, underscores the strength of Clinton's
support and the challenge Biden would face in the nation's opening
presidential contest.  "There is a fierce loyalty to Hillary Clinton," says
David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research
Center. Her support persists, at least for now, even though 52% of the Iowa
Democrats surveyed say the flap over her use of a private email server
while leading the State Department would hurt her in the general election.

USA TODAY
Elections 2016 | USA TODAY Network

What's more, Iowa Democrats are somewhat more inclined to identify Sanders
as the most honest and trustworthy candidate in the field. They are
slightly more likely to say Clinton "best understands the problems facing
people like you" and that she "best represents the values of Democrats like
yourself."

Overall, 54% support Clinton, 20% Sanders, 11% Biden, 4% former Maryland
governor Martin O'Malley and 1% former Virginia senator Jim Webb. That's a
wider lead than the 24-point edge she has held in recent Iowa statewide
polls averaged by RealClearPolitics. Just 9% volunteer that they are
undecided.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the opening
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the opening of his Cedar Rapids
field headquarters on Aug. 16, 2015, in Marion, Iowa. (Photo: Charlie
Neibergall, AP)
Clinton shows particular strength among female voters, backed by 58% to 15%
for Sanders and 13% for Biden. If Biden doesn't run, about four in 10 of
his supporters say they would support Clinton instead, three in 10 Sanders
and two in 10 O'Malley.

The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

Adrienne K. Elrod
Spokesperson
Hillary For America
*www.hillaryclinton.com <http://www.hillaryclinton.com>*
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