Risks for Senators in Backing McConnell’s Call to Delay Supreme Court Appointment

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call for the next president, not Barack Obama, to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia‘s death could backfire in an election year when a number of GOP senators face tough re-election battles.
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The Voter Challenges Facing Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

Entrance polls taken around Iowa as people entered caucus sites on Monday show that when it came to younger voters, Bernie Sanders crushed it: Those under age 30 made up the smallest group of voters at 18% of the turnout, down from 22% when Barack Obama overwhelmingly carried this group eight years ago. These young voters supported Mr. Sanders by an overwhelming margin: 84%, compared with 14% for Hillary Clinton. Mr. Sanders carried 30-to-44-year-olds voters by 21 points, 58% to 37%.
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