NEW: Joe Biden’s support among African Americans in today’s ABC News/WaPo poll has declined from 51% last month to 32% now.
. Sanders, Bloomberg and Biden lead Trump by 8 to 11 points among all adults, but it's close among those who are registered to vote. Biden holds a slight 7-point edge over Trump among those who are registered to vote, while Sanders' +6 and Bloomberg's +5 fall short of statistically significant leads. All these extend January's contraction after sizable Democratic leads in the fall, with Trump boosted by the economy.
Trump retains two dubious distinctions: He's the first president in modern polling never to have achieved majority approval, and his career average rating is the lowest on record. He's at a new low in approval among Democrats and a high among Republicans , for the widest partisan gap since he took office. He's got 46% approval among independents, often a swing group in national politics.
At the same time, Sanders is boosted within the party by his support for a government-run, single-payer health care system to replace private insurance. Leaned Democrats back this approach by 62-34%. Among the majority who are single-payer supporters, Sanders has 44% support; among opponents of that system, just 12%.
Similarly, about a third of all adults call Sanders"too liberal," compared with about a quarter who say the same of Biden or Bloomberg. That said, 20% call Sanders too conservative. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 18: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at an Early Vote Event with Joe Biden and AAPI Victory Fund at Harbor Palace Seafood Restaurant at Chinatown Plaza Mall February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Biden continues to campaign for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus.Among demographic groups, Sanders' support remains focused among liberal leaned Democrats and young adults.
In a general election matchup among registered voters against Trump, moreover, Bloomberg is supported by 60% of women and by 71% of nonwhites . Results among other leading Democrats are similar.
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