Post by Admin on Feb 18, 2020 21:37:41 GMT
Sen. Bernie Sanders solidified his frontrunner status on Tuesday in the race to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, building a double-digit lead over the rest of the field in a poll released ahead of Saturday's Nevada caucuses.
It was Mike Bloomberg who seized many of the early headlines from the release of the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, which qualified the billionaire self-funder for his first appearance at a Democratic presidential debate. But the former New York mayor finished second in the poll behind Sanders, who finished 12 percentage points clear of second-place Bloomberg.
Sanders' support climbed 9 points to 31 percent from December, when the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll last asked about candidate preferences, while Boomberg's support spiked by 15 points to 19 percent. The Vermont senator continued to lead among progressives and those under 45, the poll showed, but he also leads with women and college graduates as well as those without college degrees. He is second among black voters, within the margin of error, behind former Vice President Joe Biden.
Bloomberg led in the poll with moderates and voters over 45, was second with women and third among black voters.
The former New York mayor's strong showing qualified him for this week's Democratic debate in Las Vegas. It will be his first appearance on a presidential debate stage. Bloomberg was a late entry into the presidential campaign and has eschewed the first four nominating states, pouring money instead into national ad campaigns and stumping in Super Tuesday states.
It was Mike Bloomberg who seized many of the early headlines from the release of the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, which qualified the billionaire self-funder for his first appearance at a Democratic presidential debate. But the former New York mayor finished second in the poll behind Sanders, who finished 12 percentage points clear of second-place Bloomberg.
Sanders' support climbed 9 points to 31 percent from December, when the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll last asked about candidate preferences, while Boomberg's support spiked by 15 points to 19 percent. The Vermont senator continued to lead among progressives and those under 45, the poll showed, but he also leads with women and college graduates as well as those without college degrees. He is second among black voters, within the margin of error, behind former Vice President Joe Biden.
Bloomberg led in the poll with moderates and voters over 45, was second with women and third among black voters.
The former New York mayor's strong showing qualified him for this week's Democratic debate in Las Vegas. It will be his first appearance on a presidential debate stage. Bloomberg was a late entry into the presidential campaign and has eschewed the first four nominating states, pouring money instead into national ad campaigns and stumping in Super Tuesday states.