Bloomberg: McKinley.* From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Carrie Dann. *FIRST THOUGHTS.* **** The 2016 winners and losers of August*: This past weekend new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll of Iowa perfectly captures the presidential candidates who won August and the summer – and those who didn’t, according to MSNBC. The winners on the Republican side: Donald Trump and Ben Carson . The winner on the Democratic side: Bernie Sanders, who has surged 14 points since May and now trails Hillary Clinton by just seven points in Iowa. Obama over the renaming of Mt. The loser of August on the Democratic side It Clinton, of course, whose lead in the Hawkeye State has dropped from 41 points to just seven in the span of three months. Indeed, the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll finds 62% of GOP Iowa caucus-goers and 60% of Dem caucus-goers saying they’re dissatisfied with politicians in general. **** He or she who wins August doesn’t necessarily win in the end*: But keep this in mind: During the last three presidential cycles , the winners of August didn’t go on to capture the presidential nomination. The losers of August on the GOP side: Try Scott Walker , Jeb Bush , and Marco Rubio . What do Trump, Carson, and Sanders all have in common They’re political outsiders who are FAR from your business-as-usual politicians.
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