Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE is heading into Michigan\u2019s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday with a\u00a024-point lead over Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters \u2014 who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.), according to a new poll.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Biden has 51 percent support in Michigan, according to\u00a0the\u00a0Detroit Free Press survey\u00a0released on Monday, compared to 27 percent for Sanders.<\/p>\n
Biden\u2019s lead in\u00a0Michigan follows his big wins in South Carolina and other Super Tuesday states.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cSomething happened on Super Tuesday with [other] candidates getting out and people are all of a sudden questioning Bernie\u2019s positions on issues,\u201d Bernie Porn, pollster for Lansing-based EPIC-MRA, which conducted the survey of 400 likely Democratic primary voters between Wednesday and Friday, told the Free Press. \u201cIf anything, it may be low in terms of the percentage that Biden may get.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new poll has a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points.<\/p>\n
In 2016, a similar poll showed Sanders trailing Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House\u00a0accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters \u2014 who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE by 25 points just days before the Michigan primary, which the Vermont senator won by a narrow margin.\u00a0Young Michigan voters boosted Sanders in 2016,\u00a0accounting for nearly 20 percent of the electorate and overwhelmingly\u00a0voting for the progressive senator, the Free Press noted, citing exit polls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sanders still leads among\u00a0voters between the ages of 18 and 34, at 58 percent support compared to Biden\u2019s 17 percent, based on the new survey. An additional 19 percent of young voters are undecided.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Biden is heading into Tuesday\u2019s races,\u00a0held in five states in addition to Michigan, with a lead in delegates.\u00a0Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington will also hold primary\u00a0elections on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Sanders on Sunday predicted that he would win\u00a0the Michigan presidential primary, adding that he would not withdraw from the 2020 race if he lost in the Great Lakes State.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n