The Top Political Surprises of 2015

The Top Political Surprises of 2015

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Bern, Baby, Bern

Hillary Clinton may still cruise to the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gave her a scare over the summer when he began gaining on her nationally. The self-proclaimed democratic socialist also still leads by nearly 6 percentage points in the RCP average of polls in New Hampshire, a key early voting state. And he’s made his core issues of income and wealth inequality subjects of national discussion once again.

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