Biden, Sanders and Warren lead Trump in hypothetical clashes for 2020, according to a NBC / WSJ poll.

Things do not seem to be going well for President Donald Trump in the latest NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll that shows him lagging behind the top three candidates for the Democratic presidential candidate of the 2020 race. Former Vice President Joe Biden enjoys the biggest lead since he outspends the president by nine points in a hypothetical confrontation between registered voters, from 51% to 42%.

Senator Bernie Sanders is in second place and has a seven point advantage over Trump, 50% to 43%. Senator Elizabeth Warren, meanwhile, has a weaker advantage, by five points on Trump, with 48% to 43%. Senator Kamala Harris is also ahead of Trump, but only one point, which is well within the margin of error of the survey of 3.5 percentage points.

Although we are still very early in the race, it should be noted that Trump behaves much less well than Barack Obama at this stage of his presidency. In August 2011, the NBC / WSJ poll indicated Obama a one-point advantage over Mitt Romney, who would eventually become the Republican presidential candidate.

A NBC News / WSJ poll released on Thursday showed Biden comfortably led Democrats with the support of 26 percent of respondents who said they would attend the Democratic primaries or caucuses next year. Warren came in second with 19%, while Harris and Sanders were tied at 13%. Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, in Indiana, had the support of 7% of Democratic voters. It is clear that these numbers could change as only 12% of the Democratic primary voters said they decided who they would support.