Buttigieg climbs to third place in new poll in Iowa

Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D), mayor of South Bend, in Indiana, has climbed to third place in an Iowa caucus poll released Sunday.

According to Emerson Polling, 11% of the Democratic Caucus voters in Iowa surveyed said they would choose Buttigieg to be their presidential candidate in 2020.

In total, Buttigieg is ranked third behind the former vice president Joe BidenJoseph (Joe) Robinette BidenHow to stand out in the crowd: Kirsten Gillibrand must find her place in the niche Lessons learned from the 1999 US military intervention in Kosovo Biden, Sanders and Trump during their hypothetical confrontations in 2020 in the poll Fox News PLUSat 25 percent and Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersHow to stand out in the crowd: Kirsten Gillibrand needs to find her Biden niche, Sanders rubs shoulders with Trump in hypothetical confrontations in 2020 in Fox News poll O 'Rourke checks if DIY campaign can work on the 2020 scene MORE (I-Vt.), At 24%.

Sen was the only other candidate to receive double-digit support. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisHow to stand out in the crowd: Kirsten Gillibrand needs to find her Top Dem niche: "A possibility" that Congress calls Barr, Mueller to publicly testify Biden, Sanders and Trump in hypothetical clashes for 2020 in the Fox News PLUS poll (D-Calif.), Which was the choice of 10% of respondents.

"The biggest surprise in this poll is Mayor Pete, we saw him last week in our national poll, now he has two numbers in Iowa." The United States will ask who is the "Mayor Pete"? " Spencer Kimball, survey director Emerson, said.

Buttigieg, who formed an exploratory committee but has not yet been formally declared, was polled at 0% in Emerson's January poll in Iowa, which shows that his recognition and his support have increased significantly in recent months.

The Indiana mayor's campaign raised the threshold for donations to participate in presidential debates earlier this month.

Her performance in Sunday's poll at Emerson was strengthened by placing second in the 18-29 age group, with 22%. Sanders is at the top of this category with 44%.

"If Buttigieg manages to maintain momentum, his candidacy seems to belong to the same group of young voters as Sanders, and that could become a problem for Sanders," said Kimball.

Emerson interviewed 249 people likely to attend the Democratic Caucus of Iowa between March 21 and 24. The margin of error for the sample is 6.2%.