Biden’s Fall Fuels Sanders’ Big Lead in Democratic Poll
Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event in Richmond, California on Feb. 17.
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Bernie Sanders has taken a commanding lead over the rest of the Democratic field as Joe Biden has fallen into a tie for distant second place, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.
Sanders leads the pack with 27% of Democratic primary voters, unchanged from a month ago. But Biden’s support is down 11 percentage points to 15%.