New poll of California Democrats shows Bernie Sanders leading as Elizabeth Warren nosedives

SFgate ^ | December 5, 2019 | Eric Ting

[KingofZion]

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is slipping in both national and early state polls, and it looks like the slide in support is happening in California as well.

A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Government Studies conducted for the Los Angeles Times shows that Warren lost seven percentage points since the poll was last conducted in September, and is no longer leading the Democratic primary field.

The new leader is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is up five percentage points since the poll was last conducted.

Here are top five candidates from the poll:

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders - 24 percent (up five percentage points since September) Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren - 22 percent (down seven percentage points since September) Former Vice President Joe Biden - 14 percent (down six percentage points since September) South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg - 12 percent (up six percentage points since September) California Sen. Kamala Harris - 7 percent (down one percentage point since September) *****.

Buttigieg's California surge also coincides with a national surge that has vaulted him into the top tier of candidates. While Biden appears to be trending down in California, his national numbers have not seemed to move much in recent weeks.

[Vaduz]

New poll of California Democrats show who will win the race the Nash or the Studebaker.

[Verginius Rufus]

Maybe Kamala Harris’ support will go to Warren as the only “person of color” who is still a major contender.