Warren is polling better than Biden and starting to look like a 2020 Democratic frontrunner

[bluewater]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is closing the gap and maybe even surging past former Vice President Joe Biden in important early voting states and at the national level, according to multiple recent polls, all signs that she poses a significant challenge to the former vice president's frontrunner status.

Biden has held onto a solid lead atop a wide, diverse field of Democratic candidates for months, but Warren has been gaining on the former vice president in recent weeks and has now pulled past him in multiple polls.

A Monmouth University poll conducted last week in New Hampshire and released Tuesday put Warren 2 points above Biden with 27% support among those considered likely to vote in the Democratic primary. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won a stunning victory in the 2016 presidential primary in New Hampshire, was in third with just 12% support.

And a poll taken in Iowa last week and released Sunday, sponsored by CNN and the Des Moines Register, also put Warren ahead of Biden by 2 points, 22% to 20% among those considered likely to attend the state's Democratic caucus. Sanders, who lost in Iowa in 2016, was also in third in this poll, with 11% support.

Both states' poll results were within the margin of error, showing the races remain tight.

https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-surges-ahead-of-biden-looking-like-2020-democratic-frontrunner-2019-9

[HerbChestnut]

1. Yup.

It was just a matter of time before one of the progressive candidates overtook Biden. I'm glad it's happening this early in the race.

[tblue37]

2. K&R. nt

[BeyondGeography]

3. She's extremely good at this

K&R

[duforsure]

4. She's gotten so much better organization

Then anyone else, plus she's the smartest candidate with the most policy proposals helping the working people. Her numbers will keep going up. She's a great speaker too.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Trump creating fictional scandal about Biden is working

Republicans see no downside to muddying up Joe Biden, they believe they can defeat someone they can tar and feather as "socialist".

I'm not so sure. They should beware of getting what they ask for. Elizabeth Warren is a very very smart woman and is knowledgeable about everything.

And there are those who think neither Trump nor Pence will be the nominee. And that Nancy Pelosi will never be President. They suspect Paul Ryan will be chosen by Pence if he is impeached after Trump's removal, and surely Moscow Mitch will play ball with that.

So the GOP ticket might be .... .... .... Ryan-Kasich???

[Skya Rhen]

6. Trump will also create fictional scandal and aggressively spread documented scandal about Warren,

which will work.

[Green Line]

7. Yes he will and yes it will

The media so far has sprinkled fairy dust on EW.

[Yoopy]

8. If we disappear the South, yes

But the primaries are not decided by popular votes.

[rollin74]

9. excellent. k&r

[MineralMan]

10. How many delegates come from NH again? IA?