Article snippet: Immediately after a presidential debate, there’s always speculation about which candidates will see a spike in support, and which will remain flat or lose ground. But there often aren’t enough data to make a real determination. Now, nearly two weeks after the first Democratic presidential primary debate — split over two nights, June 26 and 27 — we’re getting a sense of what the Democratic electorate thought of the candidates’ performances, based on two factors: polling and fund-raising. Two major, frequent national polls have been released in the wake of the debate: a CNN poll of likely voters that has been taken monthly since March, which had a 3 percent margin of error, and a Quinnipiac University poll of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters taken regularly over the same time period with a 5 percent margin of error. In addition to the polling, the second-quarter fund-raising deadline came just days after the debate, and the candidates are beginning to reveal how much they raised. Here’s a breakdown of some of the key candidates in the 2020 Democratic race: Following his confrontation with Senator Kamala Harris over his past views on desegregation and busing, Biden’s most recent poll numbers show his lead in the crowded field slipping . In the most recent CNN poll, taken after the debate, he lost 10 points, dropping to 22 percent, from his support in May. Biden similarly lost a significant amount of ground in the Quinnipiac poll, falling to 22 percent suppo... Link to the full article to read more