Former Vice President Joe Biden is out front in a poll by Quinnipiac University, with 29% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters saying they'll vote for him in the 2020 primary if he runs
Biden is contemplating a campaign for the White House in 2020, and there is speculation that he is close to entering the presidential field.He is followed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke , and Sen. Kamala Harris , according to the Quinnipiac poll.
Many more Democratic voters said it didn't matter if the candidate was a man or a woman -- 10% of Democrats and Democratic-leaners said they preferred a man, 26% said they preferred a woman and 59% said it didn't matter -- or if they were white or a person of color . Significantly fewer voters said that gender and race were important factors in their votes .But Democratic voters were divided when it came to their candidate's ideology.
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