Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has a 24-point lead over Sen. Bernard Sanders in Michigan, the biggest prize among six states holding their presidential nominating contests on Tuesday, according to a survey released on Monday.
Mr. Biden was the top choice of 51% of likely Democratic primary voters in the EPIC-MRA poll for the Free Press and was followed by Mr. Sanders of Vermont at 27%.
“Something happened on Super Tuesday with (other) candidates getting out and people are all of a sudden questioning Bernie’s positions on issues,” said Bernie Porn, pollster for the Lansing-based EPIC-MRA. “If anything, it may be low in terms of the percentage that Biden may get.”
Mr. Sanders scored a surprise victory in Michigan over rival Hillary Clinton in 2016 after polling had painted a similarly dire situation for him then.
“I believe the numbers,” Mr. Porn said.
The survey of 400 likely Democratic primary voters was taken from March 4-6 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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