The Vermont senator has seen his numbers spike by eight points since the same poll was conducted in December.
Bernie Sanders is going into the Iowa caucus next week with a nine point lead over second place Joe Biden, according to a new poll.
Fifth place Pete Buttigieg was the only other candidate to hit double figures support, with 10 percent of respondents leaning toward the former South Bend, Indiana mayor. But Hawkeye State voters over 50 were found to favor Biden, with 32 percent saying they would back the former vice president while 18 percent weighed-in behind Sanders.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
"This means that at the caucus, the second and third-tier candidate supporters will have an impact on the eventual winner, even if the winner is not their first choice," Kimball added."There is still over a week until the Caucus and as we saw in 2016 with Trump ahead a week out but losing the final vote to Cruz, that is enough time to see significant changes in the race."The latest Emerson College Iowa polling data is built on a survey of 450 voters and has a 4.
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