Former Vice President Joe Biden has suffered a “significant drop” in the latest Monmouth nationwide poll, leading to “a virtual three-way tie” between the months-long front-runner, and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Both Senators now have 20% of the Democratic vote each, with the former Vice President coming in at 19%.
“Compared to Monmouth’s June poll, these results represent an increase in support for both Sanders (up from 14%) and Warren (up from 15%), and a significant drop for Biden (down from 32%),” the Monmouth University Polling Institute reports.
Monmouth says its new poll “suggests the 2020 presidential nomination process may be entering a volatile stage,” and says “confusion over ‘Medicare for All'” may be a contributing factor.
Other Democratic presidential candidates have not moved much since the June poll.
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) remains at 8%. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) jumps up two points to 4%, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg ties Sen. Booker after dropping one point.
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Andrew Yang moves up one point to 3%. Former cabinet secretary Julián Castro, who was at less than one point in June is now at 2%, tying with former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who has dropped one point, and Marianne Williamson, who rose one point.
Monmouth describes the former Vice President’s results as “an across the board decline,” including double-digit drops with white Democrats (from 32% to 18%), voters of color (from 33% to 19%), voters without a college degree (from 35% to 18%), voters under 50 years old (from 21% to 6%), and with both men (from 38% to 24%) and women (from 29% to 16%).
“Most of Biden’s lost support in these groups shifted almost equally toward Sanders and Warren.”