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April 17, 2020

Most Democrats Want Woman, Person of Color As VP Nominee But Have No Favorite

If Joe Biden ends up as the Democrats’ presidential nominee, most voters in his party think he should choose a woman or person of color as his running mate, but there’s no clear favorite.

April 10, 2020

Democrats Say Open Convention Likely, But Biden Still The Winner

Most Democrats now think their party is likely to hold an open convention in which the delegates choose a candidate rather than rely on the primary results. But they overwhelmingly believe Joe Biden will still emerge as the presidential nominee.

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April 6, 2020

Cuomo Ties Biden for Presidential Nomination Among Democrats

Joe Biden may be sweeping the traditional primary system, but Democrats are evenly divided when asked if New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would make a better challenger against President Trump in November.

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March 13, 2020

Most Democrats Not Ready for Bernie To Quit The Race

Democrats think their party should be more like Joe Biden than Bernie Sanders but aren’t calling for Sanders to quit the presidential race just yet. They fully expect Sanders to endorse Biden if the former vice president wins their party’s nomination, though.

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March 11, 2020

Biden Jumps Far Ahead, But 39% of Democrats Say Let Tulsi Debate

Democratic voters are closely divided over whether Tulsi Gabbard should be included in their party’s next presidential debate, but they overwhelmingly put their money on Joe Biden to be the ultimate nominee.

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March 9, 2020

Biden Beats Sanders, Trump

Voters expect Joe Biden to easily beat Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination and would opt for Biden over President Trump if the general election were held today.

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March 3, 2020

Biden Bounces Back Among Democrats Nationally

As Super Tuesday dawns, Joe Biden has jumped back ahead nationally in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, with Bernie Sanders in second. Despite spending over half-a-billion dollars on campaign advertising, Michael Bloomberg has faded to third.

February 26, 2020

Trump Thumps Sanders in Head-to-Head Matchup

President Trump would KO Democrat front-runner Bernie Sanders if the 2020 presidential election were held today.

February 18, 2020

Most Still Would Support A Gay President, Less Sure About Others

Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay major presidential candidate, is one of the early leaders in the race for this year’s Democratic nomination. Most voters say they have no problem with electing a gay president but remain less sure that others they know agree.

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February 14, 2020

Bloomberg Edges Ahead in Democratic Presidential Race

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a narrow lead over Joe Biden among Democrats nationally in the race to be their party’s 2020 presidential nominee, but Biden and Bernie Sanders are the candidates seen as most likely to be nominated.

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January 31, 2020

Biden Remains Democrats’ Clear Choice Nationally

Joe Biden has rebounded to a near two-to-one lead over second-place rival Bernie Sanders among Democrats nationally just before the party’s process of picking a presidential nominee begins in earnest.

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January 20, 2020

26% Say Bernie Thinks Like They Do; 37% Say Same of Trump

For many Democrats, Bernie Sanders is the candidate who can beat Joe Biden for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination. But voters are less in sync with Sanders’ avowedly socialist views than those of his potential campaign rival, President Trump.

January 16, 2020

51% Still Likely to Vote Against Trump In November

While the diminishing Democratic field of White House hopefuls continues to slug it out, just over half of voters still plan to vote against President Trump come November.

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January 2, 2020

Biden’s Still Ahead But Losing Ground Among Democrats

Joe Biden still leads the Democratic presidential pack, but as the campaign season begins in earnest, he has fallen to his lowest level of support to date.

December 6, 2019

Hope’s Fading for Woman, Person of Color as Democrats’ 2020 Nominee

With Kamala Harris quitting the race, some Democrats are already worrying about the whiteness of the leading presidential hopefuls. Most Democratic voters – and most blacks – agree that it’s important for the party to nominate a person of color or woman this time around, but hope is fading.

December 2, 2019

Biden Still Leads Democratic Pack, Buttigieg Gains

Joe Biden remains the candidate to beat in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. In the battle for second place, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have lost ground, while Pete Buttigieg is gaining.

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November 12, 2019

Bloomberg’s No Threat to Democrat Front-Runners Yet

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has a way to go if he wants to claim next year’s Democratic presidential nomination.

October 29, 2019

Surprising Number Say Third-Party Presidential Vote Likely in 2020

Voters clearly aren’t happy with the major party choices they’re likely to get in the 2020 presidential election. Nearly four-out-of-10 say they’re likely to vote for a third-party candidate.

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October 21, 2019

Biden Holds His Lead Nationally Among Democrats

Despite his lukewarm performance at the most recent Democratic presidential debate, Joe Biden holds a near two-to-one lead over Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren among his fellow Democrats nationally.

October 15, 2019

19% of Democrat Debate Watchers Have Switched Candidates

Even Democrats aren’t overly thrilled about their party’s presidential debates so far, but one-in-five who’ve followed the debates say they’ve switched candidates since they began.