A full 61 percent of Democratic voters said they were likely to back the former vice president.
The poll also asked respondents to rank their level of support, with 52 percent saying they"definitely" back Biden. Meanwhile, exactly half of that amount--just 26 percent--said they were 100 percent behind Sanders campaign. Gabbard was firmly supported by 2 percent.in February. At that time, the field of candidates was much larger and Sanders was the clear front-runner. Back then, 27 percent of respondents supported the progressive senator while only 15 percent backed Biden.
Both Biden and Sanders would beat incumbent President Donald Trump in hypothetical general election match-ups, according to the polling results. The former vice president would win over the president by 9 points, 52 percent to 43 percent. Sanders' victory would be narrower by 4 points, 49 percent to 45 percent.
Sanders and Biden will take the debate stage on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. ET. The senator from Vermont has said he will challenge his moderate rival on a series of policy issues, noting that young voters and Latinos have overwhelmingly backed his campaign at the polls.
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