Biden's run embodies the big question of Democratic primary: What's more important, policy or beating Trump?

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Biden's run embodies the big question of Democratic primary: What's more important, policy or beating Trump?
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A new poll out this week shows Biden, still in the earliest days of his campaign, gets high marks from Democrats on his potential ability to beat the President in November 2020. But his policy positions are not nearly as popular with voters as he is.

A new poll out this week shows Biden, still in the earliest days of his campaign, gets high marks from Democrats on his potential ability to beat the President in November 2020. But his policy positions are not nearly as popular with voters as he is, a problem some other big-name Democratic candidates don't face.

He still has the plurality of the group, but the difference on the issue is 15 percentage points, a substantial decrease. Meanwhile, both Warren and Sanders have a significant increase when it comes to policy -- Warren up seven percentage points and Sanders up five. Warren has often been lauded for her progressive policy proposals in this election, despite her poll numbers placing her squarely in the middle of the large Democratic field.

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