*NEW* ABC/WAPO (A+ Rated) Poll - Biden 27%, Warren 21%, Sanders 19%, Buttigieg 7%, Harris 2%

[Skya Rhen]

Biden, Warren, Sanders stay on top; health is now an issue for Sanders: POLL


Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ health poses a concern to Democrats, former Vice President Joe Biden prevails on electability and strong leadership and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is competitive on mental acuity and bringing “needed change” to Washington – attributes that may help shape their party’s presidential contest.

These three continue to lead current preferences for the Democratic presidential nomination, with 27% support for Biden, 21% for Warren and 19% for Sanders among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg now emerges one rung down, with 7% support, displacing California Sen. Kamala Harris. She’s gone from 11% in July to 7% in September and 2% in this survey, produced for ABC News.

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Several other attributes differentiate the candidates. Forty-two percent of leaned Democrats think Biden has the best chance to defeat Donald Trump in the general election, over Warren, Sanders, Buttigieg and Harris. Seventeen percent pick Warren and 16% Sanders. Biden also is ahead in being seen as the strongest leader in the group, 35-19-20%.

In terms of having the sharpest mental ability, 24% select Warren, about as many select 21% Biden, 17% say Sanders and 15% say Buttigieg. And Biden, Warren and Sanders run quite closely on being closest to you on the issues and being likeliest to bring needed change to Washington.


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-warren-sanders-stay-top-health-now-issue/story?id=66664771&cid=social_twitter_abcnp


https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/context-card/eea087b6-ca22-4cd9-a254-6bdd49d000a4/

[ritapria]

1. Thanks for Posting

WaPo /ABC News is one of the best polls in the business ….This poll is bad news for Kamala Harris ….She is down to just 2% support nationally ….

[UncleNoel]

8. Those are the figures for A(dults). For Registered voters: Biden 28,Warren 23, Sanders 17

Thanx for posting, Skya!

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primaries/democratic/national/

[democratisphere]

2. Joe Biden will defeat Mitt Romney in the 2020 Presidential election.

[patricia92243]

5. Wouldn't that be wonderful! :)

[democratisphere]

9. Yes!

It will be!

[Funtatlaguy]

15. Biden/Harris over Romney/Haley is very conceivable.

[crazytown]

3. Change on September: Biden-2%, Warren+3%, Sanders--, Buttigieg +3%. Harris-5%

Poll suggests a brokered convention.

[Skya Rhen]

4. In Sep, Biden was at the same 27% (unchanged), Warren was at 17%, Sanders was at 19%. Facts matter.

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[crazytown]

7. I am going by the RCP 2020 table (which may be incorrect)

Facts matter? I don't pluck numbers out of thin air.

ABC News/Wash Post 9/2-9/5: Biden 29, Warren 18, Sanders 19, Buttigieg 4, Harris 7
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html#polls

[Skya Rhen]

10. When searching for 'facts', direct information from the source (in this case, ABC/WAPO) makes sense.

[crazytown]

11. OK. RCP uses registered voters.

Those figures, taken from the link you posted,

Biden 28% (-1)
Warren 23% (+5)
Sanders 17% (-2)
Buttigieg 9% (+5)
Harris 2% (-5)

MOE +/- 3.5%

[DownriverDem]

12. Why don't folks care

about who can beat trump?

[crazytown]

13. I have doubts about VP Biden

but unlike some others here, I keep my reservations to myself. No Democratic candidate is a slam dunk IMO. If Biden clinches the nomination, I will be as devoted to the GE campaign as anyone else.

[Skya Rhen]

17. The poll shows that voters are having doubts about Warren's honesty. She's at 16, Biden's at 26 and

Sanders is at 27. So, there are definitely reservations about Warren that people have but they are too polite to air them out in public.

That being said, I will support whomever the democratic nominee is.

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[crazytown]

19. I have reservations about Warren as well,

some of which I have written about in DU, but I don't see a point in going into my "concerns" about Joe Biden, nor posting negative articles on his candidacy.

[Kahuna7]

16. When it's actually time to vote, they will. nt

[Sloumeau]

6. Skya Rhen, thanks for the posting. Yay! :)

[still_one]

14. What bothers me about these polls is their inclusion of republicans, unless I am

reading the details wrong

Why include republicans in a Democratic primary poll?

[Sloumeau]

18. I believe that you may be reading the details wrong.

For example, in the Washington Post poll that the OP mentions at the top of this page, the following candidate names are mentioned, none of whom are Republicans and all of whom are Democrats:

Joe Biden
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders
Pete Buttigieg
Cory Booker
Tulsi Gabbard
Kamala Harris
Amy Klobuchar
Andrew Yang
Julian Castro
Michael Bennet
John Delaney
Beto O'Rourke
Tom Steyer
Steve Bullock
Marianne Williamson

[still_one]

21. I am not talking about the candidates, i am talking about the people polled

[Demsrule86]

20. Many of them do include Republicans.

[still_one]

22. Unless they are registered Democrats they shouldn't be polled in a Democratic primary

[Demsrule86]

23. There are lists of Democrats available...so why random samples with self identified Democrat or

Democratic leaning and Republicans...wny registered and not likely? They are going for a certain outcome in many cases in my opinion...and I agree with you. The media and more than a few pollsters support Warren.

[still_one]

25. My thoughts exactly, thanks

[Scurrilous]

24. K&R