Biden takes 32-point lead over Sanders in new 2020 poll

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Former Vice President Joe Biden has a 32-point lead in the Democratic presidential race in a Hill-HarrisX poll released Monday.

Biden won 46 percent in the poll compared to 14 percent for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who came in a distant second place.

Former South Bend, Ind. mayor Pete Buttigieg was in third place with 8 percent, followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) with 7 percent.

California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris was fourth with 6 percent, followed by former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) with 3 percent each.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), former HUD secretary Julian Castro, former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) received between 1 and 2 percent support.

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), entrepreneur Andrew Yang, author Marianne Williamson, Gov. Jay Inslee (D-Washington), Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Florida, received between 0 and 1 percent support.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/442310-joe-biden

[PatrickforO]

1. Interesting...Biden a clear favorite.

We'll see how it shakes out moving forward, for sure.

[George II]

2. Not only is the 32% lead huge, but at 46% that's only 4% under a clear majority....

....over more than TWENTY others. That's mind boggling.

[Sherman A1]

3. It's a really long time

And lots can and will happen.

[Cha]

6. We know.

[WeekiWater]

4. I wouldn't believe it if we weren't seeing a similar trend in poll after poll.

Sanders has been running unopposed for years. Before that he was given a national platform and ran without being vetted.

I think there are a number of reasons for his catastrophic decline but I really wasn’t expecting to see him down this far this early.

The exciting thing about it are the names that will soon be passing him. A couple of the people closing in will be major Democratic Party players for possibly decades.

[Cha]

5. K!

[ucrdem]

8. 32 points is statistically significant

[Cha]

9. Yeah.. I like seeing

the polls now. We all know they'll change along the way to the WH. But, it's informative to see where our candidates are now, and how they'll grow or not.

[ucrdem]

7. Glory days.

Alll good, all the time!