Democratic Primary Update: Bernie Builds Lead, Biden Collapses, Bloomberg Makes Move

It’s been a terrific month for democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and the latest polling out of the third primary state, Nevada, indicates that his momentum will continue at least through South Carolina (Feb. 29). The story for two former frontrunners — former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) — however, couldn’t be more different: both are rapidly seeing their chances of securing the nomination evaporate, while billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s self-financed campaign is rapidly looking like Sanders’ biggest threat. Here’s the latest national and key state polling data.

In national polls, Sanders has now taken a sizable lead over the field after Biden’s stunningly bad performance in both Iowa and New Hampshire. Real Clear Politics‘ current average of the national polls gives Sanders a double-digit lead, with Biden now holding only a narrow edge over the surging relative moderate Bloomberg.