--- title: Bernie Sanders Leads Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Poll description: The Vermont senator was overtaken the Democratic front-runner in New Hampshire and narrowed the gap in Iowa. canonical: https://time.com/4023905/sanders-surge-clinton-biden-poll/ author: Tanya Basu article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-06T14:09:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:42:27.969Z article:section: Politics og:title: Bernie Sanders Surges Ahead of Hillary Clinton in Polling og:description: And Vice President Joe Biden is polling strongly at third place. og:url: https://time.com/4023905/sanders-surge-clinton-biden-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8b0096b7413348b/69886266e20a87fc2aa8d188/dbc9e3c2ea114edda828c72be0006feb-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: Bernie Sanders og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bernie Sanders Surges Ahead of Hillary Clinton in Polling twitter:description: And Vice President Joe Biden is polling strongly at third place. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8b0096b7413348b/69886266e20a87fc2aa8d188/dbc9e3c2ea114edda828c72be0006feb-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bernie Sanders Leads Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Poll > Sponsored content. 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How does her plan stack up to other Democratic presidential nominees?_  by [Tanya Basu](https://time.com/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Sep 6, 2015 2:09 PM UTC  Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a town hall meeting in Grinnell, Iowa on Sept. 3, 2015. Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a town hall meeting in Grinnell, Iowa on Sept. 3, 2015. Charlie Neibergall—AP  by [Tanya Basu](https://time.com/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Sep 6, 2015 2:09 PM UTC New Hampshire is feeling the Bern. Bernie Sanders now has a nine-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire and has gained ground on her in Iowa, according to a new [NBC News/Marist poll](http://www.scribd.com/doc/278707802/NBC-News-Marist-Poll-New-Hampshire-Annotated-Questionnaire-September-2015). Sanders’ New Hampshire numbers stand at 41% to Clinton’s 32%. In July’s NBC/Marist poll, the numbers were reversed: Clinton led at 42% with Sanders just behind at 32%. Clinton’s Iowa numbers have dived as well. She maintains a lead against the senator, with 38% of voters compared to his 27%, but that’s compared to July’s numbers, which had Clinton at 49% and Sanders at 27% Polls also suggest that Vice President Joe Biden—who has [demurred on whether he would be willing to make a run for the White House in 2016](http://time.com/4022616/joe-biden-2016-election-bid/)—is polling well without even technically being a candidate: in New Hampshire, Biden is pulling 16% of the vote, and in Iowa, he has 20%. More likely Democratic voters had a favorable view of Biden compared to Clinton, according to the poll. On the Republican side, Trump maintains a comfortable lead, with a 7-point advantage in Iowa, with 29% of likely GOP voters and a 16-point lead (28%) in New Hampshire. Ben Carson is polling second in Iowa, with 22%; John Kasich is a distant second in New Hampshire with 12% and Carson in third at 11%. The poll of Iowa was conducted between Aug. 26 and Sept. and polled 998 registered voters with margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. The New Hampshire poll was conducted over the same period, using 966 registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points. ### See 10 Presidential Campaign Launches  Mitt Romney launched his second campaign on June 2, 2011, in the first primary state, New Hampshire, with a scathing attack on President Obama's economic record. Stephan Savoia—AP  John McCain launched his second campaign on April 25, 2007, in New Hampshire with a speech that began with the Iraq War and foreign policy. Stephan Savoia—AP  Barack Obama launched his campaign before the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on Feb. 10, 2007, with a speech that referenced Abraham Lincoln. Mark Cowan—Bloomberg/Getty Images  Hillary Clinton launched her presidential campaign on Jan. 20, 2007, by posting the words "I'm in" on her website. AP  John Kerry launched his presidential campaign on Sept. 2, 2003, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., with a speech about the Iraq War. Lawrence Jackson—AP  June 16, 1999 Carthage, Tenn. Ron Edmonds—AP  George W. Bush launched his first campaign on June 12, 1999, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a speech about "compassionate conservatism." Harry Hamburg—New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images  Bill Clinton launched his first campaign on Oct. 3, 1991, in Little Rock, Ark., with a speech about change. Cynthia Johnson—Getty Images  George H.W. Bush announced his first presidential campaign on Oct. 12, 1987, in Houston, Texas, with a speech about his work as vice president. Ed Kolenovsky—AP  Ronald Reagan launched his presidential campaign on Nov. 13, 1979,in New York City with a speech about the role of government. Walt Zeboski—AP ## Transcript Hillary Clinton has a new plan to make college more affordable and ease the burden of student debt. Her proposal includes a no- loan guarantee at four- year colleges and universities. The other key component mirrors President Obama's push to make two- year community colleges free for more students. That's right, free for everybody who's willing to work for it. Clinton's plan would cost $ 350 billion over ten years. Paid for by capping itemized tax deductions for wealthy families. But how does this compare to others seeking the Democratic nomination for President. Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley's approach is sort of a two pronged approach. He wants students to be able to refinance their loans and then make income- based repayment programs the norm. Senator Bernie Sanders has gone further by proposing higher education be completely tuition- free. To do this, 70 billion dollars a year would be provided by the federal and state governments. Fees, like books and remain board wouldn't be covered. For voters addressing student loan debt classes party lines. 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