The race to challenge Trump: Did Biden keep lead after Dem debate?

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, July 12, 2019

Important first races

According to polling analyses by RealClearPolitics that was accessed Friday, Biden leads in the polling for the three key opening races of 2020.

In Iowa, the first state caucus, Biden leads in the RCP average with 26%, which is a slight increase from May, when at one point he had 23.7%.

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Behind him in Iowa are Sanders with 15.7%, Warren with 13.3%, Buttigieg with 10.3%, and Harris with 9.3%.

In New Hampshire, which will be the first official primary, Biden leads with 29.7%, a slight increase from May when at one point he had 28%.

After Biden, New Hampshire polls have Sanders in second place with 16.7%, Warren with 11%, Buttigieg with 10.3%, and Harris with 6.3%.

For South Carolina, the first primary held in the South, Biden maintains — as he has with past polling — a commanding lead over his opponents.

Biden came in first with 39%, which was slightly lower than the 41.5% he had at one point in May. Sanders was second with 13.7% and Warren was third with 10%.