USA TODAY/Suffolk JB 32 (+2) EW 14 (+4) BS 12 (-3), Steyer and Gabbard less than 1% each

[BeyondGeography]

...In the crowded Democratic contest, former Vice President Joe Biden retained a wide lead, at 32%, up 2 percentage points from the USA TODAY/Suffolk poll taken in June. But Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren moved up 4 points to second place, at 14%, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped 3 points, now at third place with 12%.

...Only three other candidates received support above 2%: South Bend (Indiana) Mayor Pete Buttigieg and California Sen. Kamala Harris, each at 6%, and businessman Andrew Yang at 3%. At 2% were former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.

Former Housing Secretary Julian Castro and Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan were at 1%. Below 1%, receiving the support of only one or two voters, were Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, author Marianne Williamson, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and activist Tom Steyer.

...The contenders who did not receive the support of a single one of the 424 likely Democratic voters surveyed included Montana Governor Steve Bullock, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Maryland Rep. John Delaney, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Miramar (Florida) Mayor Wayne Messam and former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak.

More at https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/08/28/2020-biden-leads-democrats-voters-dread-election/2120726001/

[still_one]

1. Thank-you for just posting a poll results without inflammatory inflection toward any of our

candidates. In the end we we all have to come together and unite

Perhaps the candidate field can start to whittle down so we can focus on the dominant candidates, their ideas, views, and differences in more depth

[BeyondGeography]

2. I'm hoping for one debate next month

I understand the potential charm of two smaller debates but our candidates need to start facing off on the same stage IMO. This poll gets us halfway there; we’ll see what Quinnipiac says later this AM.

[still_one]

9. That would be nice

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Well I heard, "the polls are what the polls are."

[crazytown]

5. I'm guessing there are a number of statements

some here will be looking to walk back from.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. That's why it's not a good idea to crow too loudly on the results of a single poll.

[crazytown]

7. I stayed out of the Monmouth discussion altogether

the poll was too iffy, the posts too nasty.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. That poll has been discredited by some of the best in the business. n/t

[still_one]

10. I usually try to stay out of the poll discussions entirely, especially the national ones. It is

also way too early in the process, and until our candidate field narrows down, I think the volatility is just too unpredictable

[Thekaspervote]

18. Oh .....really, now where would you read that??

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. Can't tell ya. It's a very closely held secret.

[crazytown]

4. Biden +18 is his best result in weeks -probably overstates the lead

but is further proof that the Monmouth poll was an outright outlier.

[highplainsdem]

11. MSNBC chyron: Biden maintains wide lead in new Dem primary poll

[highplainsdem]

12. Mika: "Let's try something new for a change. How about experience?"

[highplainsdem]

13. Sam Stein on MSNBC was commenting on how "boring" the polls have been, with

similar results for months now.

[highplainsdem]

14. This poll does NOT help Steyer qualify for the next debate:

Link to tweet

In our new @USATODAY @Suffolk_U poll, @TomSteyer is backed by one respondent, or .24% of the sample--below the 2% threshold he needed to be assured a place at the debate in two weeks. Biden maintains his wide lead https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/08/28/2020-biden-leads-democrats-voters-dread-election/2120726001/ …

[Hortensis]

15. Yes. And so far no unusual surprises for Gabbard.

[jcgoldie]

16. Doesn't this put Gabbard off the stage?

Because she needed both today.. or are there other polls to drop?

[Hortensis]

17. She's seemingly off, and hope so. But polls only have to meet

the DNC's requirements, they don't have to be the ones that are normally reported on. I think this is it but will be glad when the deadline's past.