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On the recordJanuary 18, 2016
Can you please just say it's 15 or so, because they don't want their team to get over confident.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

A top ally of Bernie Sanders jokingly requested a lower poll number to avoid overconfidence.

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