Iowa poll: Biden outclasses Sanders

Former Vice President Joe Biden heads the densely populated Democratic presidential group of Iowa. Meaning. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders form a very tight secondary group, alongside South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, in the third election of the presiding president's first nation.

The new Des Moines Register / CNN / Mediacom poll, released on Saturday, shows that while Biden's support was 24%, down 3 points from last survey, he was up 8 points his lead over Sanders. 2 percentage points in March.

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Sanders and Warren were 16% and 15% respectively, with Sanders' support down 9 percentage points. Sanders has narrowly lost the Iowa 2016 caucuses to the benefit of Hillary Clinton.

Buttigieg had a good start at 14%, 1 percentage point behind Warren. Senator Kamala Harris remains steady at 7% from the latest Iowa survey. Former Texas representative, Beto O 'Rourke, lost 3 percentage points to 2%. Senator Amy Klobuchar is listed at 2%, and Senator Cory Booker at 1%.

The mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, was not among the first or second choice of president.

Some two-thirds of the likely Iowan caucus members, no matter how they plan to participate, say they prefer the winner in Iowa to be a candidate with a strong chance to beat President Donald Trump at the expense of someone else. One who shares their views on major issues.

Biden's supporters are less likely than others to say they are "extremely enthusiastic" about the former vice president, with only 29 percent versus 39 percent for supporters of all other candidates. Biden also has the largest name recognition in the field.

The Iowa Poll, led by pollster Ann Selzer, is a closely guarded barometer of state policy. Conducted June 2-5, the survey polled 600 Iowa Democrats likely to attend Iowa caucuses in 2020 and choose their president. The survey had a margin of error of 4.0% (in total). Selzer & Co., a polling company from Iowa, runs the Iowa survey.

Selzer told the Monks' Register that the poll showed a higher early engagement than usual in caucus in the state.

"We are starting to see people who are thinking of forming a caucus begin to solidify. There is much more commitment than what we normally see so early. And some of those candidates who have been under the radar are starting to surface and compete with Joe Biden, "Selzer said.

The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for February 3, 2020.

For the first time, the Iowa polling station explains the new rules proposed this year by the Democratic Party of Iowa, which will allow Iowans to participate in a virtual caucus online or by phone. The first five top picks were Biden (33%), Warren (14%), Sanders and Harris (10%) and Buttigieg (9%). Only 3% of respondents chose "none of these people" and 5% chose "not sure".

The top five were Biden (23%), Sanders (16%), Warren and Buttigieg (15%) and Harris (6%). Seven percent chose "none of these" and 6% were "not sure". The second two first choices were the same candidates.

The survey is the first survey conducted by Des Moines Register since Biden and 8 other Democratic presidential candidates entered the 2020 race, bringing to 23 the total number of candidates.

Tomorrow will mark the call of Iowa cattle in the Democratic Round, where 17 Democratic candidates will speak at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame celebration in Cedar Rapids. The multiple-candidate event will be the first time the riders will be on the same stage. Biden will not be present, citing family reasons.