Undeclared Joe Biden pulls further ahead of Democratic primary pack in new poll – Washington Examiner

A new poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden gaining momentum as the front-runner among Democratic primary voters.

The results of a Morning Consult survey released Tuesday has Biden, who hasn’t declared his candidacy yet, at 35 percent among all Democratic primary voters, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., trailing at 27 percent. The other candidates fall far behind in the single digits.

The poll also illustrates that support for Biden has been in an upswing since Morning Consult’s poll last week, gaining 4 percent.

Among voters in early primary states, Biden is faring even better, bringing in 39 percent, with Sanders following at 28 percent. That signals a 6 percent upward tick for the former vice president.

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Biden also has the highest favorability ratings of the pack, with 45 percent holding a “very favorable” view of the potential candidate compared to Sanders at 34 percent. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is viewed as the most unfavorable, with 17 percent viewing her as “somewhat” or “very” unfavorable.

Biden is widely expected to announce soon that he is running for president. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said last week that “[Biden has] told me that he is all but certain he is going to run.”

The poll was conducted from March 11 to March 17, including 13,551 interviews with registered voters likely to participate in the Democratic primary process. The poll had a 1 percent margin of error.