Sanders holds double-digit lead in Texas, tied with Biden in NC: polls

[left-of-center2012]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) holds a 15-point lead in Texas over his closest rival in the 2020 Democratic primary, former Vice President Joe Biden, according to an NBC News/Marist poll released on Sunday.

In Texas
Sanders has the support of 34 percent of likely Democratic primary voters,
who will cast ballots in the Lone Star State on Super Tuesday,
compared to Biden’s 19 percent.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has 15 percent support
and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.) has 10 percent,
according to the poll.

Pete Buttigieg at 8 percent;
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) with 3 percent.

In North Carolina,
Sanders has 26 percent support in North Carolina
while Biden has 24 percent, pollsters found.

Bloomberg is in third at 15 percent
and is followed by Warren at 11 percent,
Buttigieg at 7 percent
and Klobuchar at 5 percent.

https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/485341-sanders-holds-double-digit-lead-in-texas-tied-with-biden-in-nc

[LakeArenal]

1. Yeah and some poll said he was tied in S.C.

How did that work out for him?

[dumptrump1]

21. This is his best poll

But all polls put him ahead by at least 4. There are 7 polls

[yardwork]

2. I will be very surprised if Bernie does well in NC.

[squirecam]

3. Bloomberg is clearly hurting Biden.

Otherwise the race would be much closer in Texas and Biden would be leading NC.

[PatSeg]

5. If Bloomberg really cared about

getting Trump out of the White House, he'd drop out now and use his money to help Democrats win.

[guillaumeb]

6. Agreed. eom

[jimfields33]

7. He's not dropping out before Super Tuesday

He spent 400 million. I’m sure he wants a chance to do some maneuvering at the convention.

[PatSeg]

8. I know

Its just wishful thinking on my part, pretty much him believing he could be president I suppose.

[bdamomma]

14. Bloomberg

who I don't trust at all.

interesting comment from 2016.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloomberg-sanders-beat-trump/

[PatSeg]

17. I don't either

He thinks his money can buy anything, but it can't change documented history, which in his case isn't all that great.

[HarlanPepper]

4. Have seen more recent ones with Biden up in Texas and NC

Everyone’s got a narrative to craft, including the Hill.

[highplainsdem]

9. Polls done before Biden's SC win are largely irrelevant now.

[Peacetrain]

23. Plus 100000000000000000

[zackymilly]

10. NC 538 site as of today: Biden 24.8%, Sanders 23.0%. Sanders will not win here in NC. n/t

[flamingdem]

11. The Latino vote appears to be going for Biden

for now. Looking forward to any new polls after SC.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Add in momentum trends from SC

and deduct 2-3% from Sanders, and add 3-4% to Biden. Biden will grab at least 1/2 of the delegates that Sanders does, making it a horse race for sure.

[Laelth]

13. The raw data is useful. Thank you for posting. n/t

-Laelth

[Bumperstickers]

15. With SC being completely different demographics then Cal and texas

Biden will get no bump from SC.

South Carolina 27% black 0% Latino

California. 5% Black. 39% Latino

Texas. 11% black. 39% Latino

[honest.abe]

19. Apparently there are significant numbers of Latino voters in SC.

And apparently Biden won those voters by a large margin last night. There was a post on DU about it earlier this morning.

Furthermore the issue isn’t about demographics, it’s Biden showing he can win and win big. Many gave up on Joe after big losses in IA and NH thinking he was finished. Those folks are coming back to Joe regardless of their race or geographic location.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. I was thinking no poll taken before SC is accurate or

up to date that is. This race changes on a dime. Just look at all the allegiance switching here on DU.

[Ace Rothstein]

18. The DU poll literally doesn't matter at all.

[AGeddy]

20. Polls taken before yesterday are meaningless. The ground has shifted.

[dumptrump1]

22. Super Tuesday is tuesday

Not an enormous amount of time to change minds especially since a significant number of Texans have already voted

[AGeddy]

24. Texas had nearly 25% undecided in recent polls.

Majority of those were waiting to see which candidate would become the "anti-Bernie" standard bearer.

Those are going to go to Biden in a massive way.

[dumptrump1]

26. And a lot of those folks voted yesterday

2 days isn't much but you might be right. Doubtful though...

[Demsrule86]

25. Those polls are meaningless now.