*NEW* Quinnipiac Poll - South Carolina - Biden 33%, Warren 13%, Sanders 11%, Buttigieg 6%

[Skya Rhen]

https://poll.qu.edu/south-carolina/release-detail?ReleaseID=3649

In South Carolina, the first southern state to hold a presidential primary, former Vice President Joe Biden holds a commanding 20-point lead among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll released today. Biden wins the support of 33 percent of likely voters, while Senator Elizabeth Warren receives 13 percent and Sen. Bernie Sanders gets 11 percent.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has 6 percent, businessman Tom Steyer gets 5 percent, businessman Andrew Yang is at 4 percent, Sen. Kamala Harris has 3 percent, and Sen. Cory Booker receives 2 percent. No other candidate tops 1 percent, and 18 percent of likely voters are undecided.

Among white voters, Biden has 22 percent, while Warren receives 17 percent, with Sanders and Buttigieg each at 11 percent. Biden has a huge lead among black voters as he wins 44 percent. Sanders gets 10 percent, Warren has 8 percent, and Buttigieg receives less than one percent among black voters.


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Biden is the most favorably viewed of all the candidates, as 71 percent of likely South Carolina Democratic primary voters have a favorable view of the former Vice President, while only 18 percent have an unfavorable view - resulting in a plus 53 net favorability rating. Sanders gets a 62 - 26 percent favorability rating, which is a plus 36 net score. Warren has a 51 - 20 percent favorability rating, which is a plus 31 net favorability rating.

"Newly announced Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick, the former Massachusetts governor, has his work cut out for him in introducing himself to voters. Nearly 8 in 10 likely voters say they haven't heard enough about Patrick to form an opinion of him. More likely voters are familiar with Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor contemplating a run, as roughly 5 in 10 haven't heard enough - but voters that have an opinion view him more unfavorably than favorably," added Snow.


From November 13 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 768 likely South Carolina Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.8 percentage points, including the design effect.

[Peacetrain]

1. You cannot argue with this

Biden is the most favorably viewed of all the candidates, as 71 percent of likely South Carolina Democratic primary voters have a favorable view of the former Vice President, while only 18 percent have an unfavorable view - resulting in a plus 53 net favorability rating.

[oasis]

2. Whomp there it is!

[LakeArenal]

3. Is Joe "surging"?

Consistently ahead.
Most qualified candidate.
I like this direction.

[Indykatie]

4. Harry Reid is Right - The Media Makes Too Much of IA and NH

I expect Mayor Peter's campaign to begin crashing to earth in SC and finalize its descent on Super Tuesday.

[lame54]

8. But SC is the true litmus?...

Ahem: Lindsey Graham

[Skya Rhen]

5. But, but we need Bloomberg and Patrick to save the day...

Note that Deval Patrick is polling at 0% in this poll...

[AlexSFCA]

6. I wonder if EW is in the race to deny BS the nomination

Without her in the race, the competition between Biden and Sanders would be a lot tougher which may look like 2016 all over again.

[DownriverDem]

7. We need to

focus on who can win enough states to beat trump. I'm not into "like". I'm into who can beat trump.