In a month in which former Vice President Joe Biden officially entered the 2020 presidential race, he overtook Sen. Bernie Sanders for the lead in a crowded Democratic field, 33 percent to 25 percent, according to an Emerson National Poll released on Tuesday.
In the same poll last month, Sanders led Biden 29 percent to 24 percent.
The poll also finds that in a head-to-head matchup with Trump, both Biden and Sanders would defeat the president by a 54 percent to 46 percent margin. Other Democrats who would just narrowly defeat Trump in the popular vote include former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Other results from the survey show:
- Harris and Warren are far behind in third place among Democrats, each at 10 percent. South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg finishes off the top 5 with 8 perent. No other candidate gets more than 3 percent.
- Fifty-six percent of Democratic primary voters say there is a chance they could vote for another candidate than the one they chose, while 44 percent say they will definitely vote for the candidate they are currently backing.
- Sanders has strong support among younger voters, leading Biden 41 percent to 11 percent among those under 30 years old. However, Sanders’ support weakens with age, and Biden defeats him among those over 50, including a 52 percent to 7 percent advantage for those over 65.
- Trump’s approval rating remains the same as in the April poll, with a 43-percent approval and 49-percent disapproval.
- Voters are split 50-50 when asked if they think Trump will be re-elected.
The poll was conducted May 10-13. The sample consisted of registered voters with a Credibility Interval similar to a poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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