It’s Iowa Time

1. Bernie Sanders

Looking good! Don’t blow it.

Congratulations to Sen. Bernard Sanders on winning the final Surge before the Iowa caucuses, a placement that ensures he will finish, like, seventh and be shamed out of Iowa, forever. Over the past week, the caucuses—and, for that matter, the New Hampshire primary, up next—have become Sanders’ to lose. He has been leading in most polls of the race, as former Sanders supporters who’ve been shopping around this cycle come home to Ol’ Steadypants. Every Sanders supporter the Surge has approached in Iowa says two things: first, “I’m calling the police,” and second, “consistency” is why they’re with Sanders. The intensity of his support in a split field, and in a caucus state where intensity and organization matter, should lead Sanders to beat expectations on caucus day. But “should” isn’t the same as “will,” and the expectation is now set that Sanders should win. He’d better.

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