Biden’s lead atop Democratic field slips: poll

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead atop of the Democratic field has slipped, according to a USA TODAY-Suffolk University Poll survey released Wednesday.

Biden’s lead ahead of runner-up Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has been cut in half since the last poll taken in late August, with Biden now receiving 26 percent support and Warren receiving 17 percent support.

The two leaders are followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who received 13 percent support, and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who earned 10 percent support.

All other candidates behind them earned single digit support, with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) leading with 4 percent. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and entrepreneur Andrew Yang both had 3 percent support, and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) received 2 percent each.

The new poll comes about a year before the 2020 election and shows that 18 percent of respondents are still undecided on their preferred candidate. Fifty-seven percent of respondents had a preferred candidate, but said they were not set in stone on their choice.

Biden has maintained his lead in most national polls throughout the primary campaign, although Warren has gained an edge on the former vice president in recent polls.

The poll surveyed 1,000 voters from Oct. 23-26, with a margin of error of 3 percentage points.