Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren continues surging toward the top of the Democratic presidential contenders but former Vice President Joe Biden still holds onto an increasingly narrow polling lead.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren continues surging toward the top of the Democratic presidential candidates, but former Vice President Joe Biden still holds onto an increasingly narrow polling lead." data finds that Warren holds a slight advantage over Biden in terms of favorability in early primary states – including Iowa, New Hampshire and several Super Tuesday contests.
In terms of first-choice candidate preferences, Biden holds a slight edge over Sanders in Iowa, while Warren has risen to the top of the pack in New Hampshire. In Nevada, Sanders has a slight advantage over Biden and Warren. Behind the top-tier trio, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and California Senator Kamala Harris have about one-third of the support, sitting with 8 and 7 percent respectively.
In South Carolina, Biden has more than twice the support of any other candidate, with 43 percent of residents backing him versus 18 and 14 percent for Sanders and Warren, respectively. Biden continues to refer to himself as the man who can actually beat Trump in 2020. Democrat analysts and pollstersthat the primary characteristic Democratic voters want out of their party's 2020 presidential candidate is someone who can defeat Trump. Warren, however, has made significant gains in terms of electability measurements, rising 16 points since June from 39 percent who believe she can win to a 55 percent majority today.
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