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Poll: Biden first choice for Jewish voters among Democratic candidates

The former vice president is followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Official portrait of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Jan 10, 2013. Credit: David Lienemann/White House Photo.
Official portrait of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Jan 10, 2013. Credit: David Lienemann/White House Photo.

Jewish voters overwhelmingly support former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 Democratic primary for president, according to a new poll.

In a Morning Consult survey, 47.1 percent of Jewish registered voters plan to vote for Biden, while 11.1 percent support Sanders, who is Jewish.

The two were followed were Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) at 8.9 percent; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) at 8.2 percent; and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., with 7.3 percent.

The poll, which included 581 Jews, was conducted between April 29 and May 5.

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