Article snippet: A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely Massachusetts primary voters found a surging Senator Elizabeth Warren closing in on former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead as the number of undecided voters shrinks. The poll, released Saturday, found Biden leading the field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates with 26 percent support, followed by Warren with 24 percent, within the margin of error. Senator Bernie Sanders was in third place with 8 percent, while South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg came in fourth with 5 percent. No other Democratic candidate registered more than three percent in the poll. Saturday’s results represent a 14-point gain for Warren since a June Suffolk/Globe poll found her with the backing of 10 percent of likely voters. And although the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is still months away, Massachusetts Democrats are beginning to make up their minds, with 25 percent of respondents saying they are undecided, down from 42 percent in June. “I see this as really positive for Warren,” Suffolk University Political Research Center director David Paleologos said, adding that the Cambridge Democrat’s polling has also improved in New Hampshire, Iowa, and nationally. “The fact that she’s cleared the field to make this a one-on-one race, even in her home state, is important.” Still, Biden remains well in the lead with older voters. Forty percent of respondents 65 and older back him, the survey found. “That’s his lane and his alone... Link to the full article to read more
Biden, Warren lead Democratic presidential primary race in Mass., poll finds - The Boston Globe
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