After weeks of seeing Bernie Sanders cut into her lead in Iowa, Hillary Clinton got some good news from a new Monmouth University poll of likely Democratic caucus-goers, who give the former secretary of state a 65-24 lead over the Vermont senator.  The surge is due partly to Joe Biden declining to enter the race and the media's almost universal declaration that Hillary did well in her testimony before the Benghazi committee. Politico: The RealClearPolitics average of Iowa polls previously showed Clinton with a much more narrow lead over Sanders, with Biden in third place. Among Sanders' supporters, a majority of 68 percent said they back Clinton as their second choice, compared with just 19 percent for O'Malley. In terms of favorability numbers, 88 percent see the former secretary of state positively, versus 8 percent who do not. Meanwhile, 77 percent have a favorable view of Sanders, while 11 percent do not. Approximately four in...(Read Full Post)