在艾默生学院/7新闻对民主党核心选民的最新调查中，明尼苏达州参议员艾米·克洛布查尔在爱荷华州名列第三，仅次于佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯和前副总统乔·拜登。
民意测验专家称，克洛布查尔正从爱荷华州民主党选民那里“获得第二次关注”，她获得了13%的支持，超过了马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦和印第安纳州前南本德市长皮特·巴蒂吉格，获得第三名。周日晚上公布的结果巩固了桑德斯的领先地位，但这是仅一周后克洛布查尔的非凡表现纽约时报支持她和沃伦，这在最新数据中最为突出。尽管民意测验仍然显示37%的可能的核心选民可能仍然会改变主意，但克洛布查尔的突然崛起可能意味着她是这次选举的“爱荷华惊喜”
“当克洛布彻参议员在暴风雪中宣布她的竞选活动时，她得到了很多关注，然后她就有点被抛在了脑后。艾默生民调主管斯潘塞·金博尔在一份声明中说:“突然间，我们看到选民们又看了她一眼。”。“我们已经看到她的数字在新罕布什尔州全国范围内激增，而现在我们正在爱荷华州看到他们在正确的时间激增。”
对该国2020年第一次总统竞选中可能参加民主党党团的人进行的民意调查显示，桑德斯以30%的支持率遥遥领先，拜登以21%的支持率位居第二。紧随其后的是克洛布查尔、沃伦和巴蒂吉格，他们的支持率都在13%到10%之间徘徊。
“在这次选举中，我们必须赢得胜利，团结我们的党。我们需要一个在红区和紫区都有获胜历史的候选人，他能给她带来一个活跃的民主党基础，以及独立党人和温和派共和党人。我有收据。我能搞定，”Klobuchar在推特和美国广播公司上说本周周日节目。
2月3日的爱荷华州核心会议传统上是共和党或民主党初选进程的可靠指标。2016年，前国务卿希拉里·克林顿赢得了爱荷华州，并赢得了桑德斯的提名。2008年，参议员巴拉克·奥巴马赢得了爱荷华州的选举，随后赢得提名并成为总统。然而，宾夕法尼亚州前共和党参议员里克·桑托勒姆在2012年的党团会议上以微弱优势击败米特·罗姆尼，没有继续赢得他所在政党的提名。
爱默生的金博尔在声明中说:“伯尼·桑德斯已经巩固了年轻人的投票，现在看起来年长的选民正在四处张望。”。“我们现在看到艾米·克洛布查尔得到了第二次关注，我们看到她的人数在增加，我们看到皮特·巴蒂吉市长在下降。”
克洛布查尔的办公室没有立即回复新闻周刊周一上午要求置评。
在对民主党核心小组选民的最新调查中，明尼苏达州参议员艾米·克洛布查尔在爱荷华州名列第三，仅次于佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯和前副总统乔·拜登。
AMY KLOBUCHAR TAKES LEAD OVER ELIZABETH WARREN AND PETE BUTTIGIEG IN KEY STATE OF IOWA, NEW POLL SHOWS
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar catapulted to third place in Iowa behind Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden in the latest survey of Democratic caucus voters by Emerson College/7 News.
Klobuchar is "getting a second look" from Iowa Democratic voters, the pollster said, as she gathered 13 percent of support to claim the third-place spot, surpassing Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The results released Sunday evening solidified Sanders' frontrunner status, but it is Klobuchar's exceptional showing just one week after The New York Times endorsed her and Warren that stands out most from the latest data. Although the poll still shows that 37 percent of likely caucus voters may still change their minds, Klobuchar's sudden rise could mean she is this election's "Iowa Surprise."
"When Sen Klobuchar announced her campaign in the blizzard, she got a lot of attention then she kind of dropped off the radar. All of a sudden now we see voters giving her a second look," said Emerson Polling Director Spencer Kimball, in a statement. "We've seen her numbers jump in New Hampshire, nationally, and now we're seeing them jump in Iowa, just at the right time."
The poll of likely Democratic caucus-goers in the country's first 2020 presidential contest shows Sanders way out in front with 30 percent of support and Biden in second with 21 percent of support. Following them is the close pack of Klobuchar, Warren and Buttigieg, all hovering with between 13 and 10 percent of support.
"In this election, we must win and unite our party. We need a candidate who has a history of winning in red and purple districts, who can bring along with her a fired-up Democratic base, as well as Independents and moderate Republicans. I have the receipts. I can get it done," Klobucharsaid on Twitter and on ABC's This Week program Sunday.
The February 3 Iowa caucus is traditionally a reliable indicator of how the rest of either the Republican or Democratic primary processes will play out. In 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won Iowa and went on to win the nomination over Sanders. And in 2008, Senator Barack Obama won Iowa before going on to win the nomination and later become president. However, former GOP Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who narrowly defeated Mitt Romney in the caucus in 2012, did not go on to win his party's nomination.
"Bernie Sanders has been able to solidify the youth vote and now it looks like older voters are looking around," Emerson's Kimball said in the statement. "We are now seeing Amy Klobuchar getting a second look and we see her numbers improving and we're seeing Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropping."
Klobuchar's office did not immediately respond to Newsweek's request for comment Monday morning.
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar catapulted up to third place in Iowa behind Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden in the latest survey of Democratic caucus voters.
