Article snippet: The first poll of likely New Hampshire Democrats since last week’s debates shows that penetrating the top tier of three candidates might be tougher than ever in the state’s first-in-the-nation primary. With six months until the anticipated February 2020 contest, a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll released Tuesday found former vice president Joe Biden the leader among likely Democratic primary voters with 21 percent. In second, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont had 17 percent, and, in third, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts had 14 percent. “This is shaping up to be a race between three candidates who all cannot figure out how to get past each other, and then everyone else who [is] really vying for fourth place or just survival,” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, who conducted the survey. In fourth place is Senator Kamala Harris of California at 8 percent, followed by South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 6 percent and Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii at 3 percent. Among the reasons why Biden, Sanders, and Warren will be difficult to topple from the top tier: a significant portion of their supporters say they have made up their minds about the race. Deaett, a 70-year-old retired emergency room doctor from Hanover. “Bernie has been dedicated to his polices for a long time,” said Deaett. “Most of the other contenders are riding his coattails and wouldn’t work as hard to bring his ideas to fru... Link to the full article to read more