Warren & Buttigieg Surge in New South Carolina Poll

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (L), former VP Joe Biden (C), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (R)

A new Post and Courier/Change Research Poll of likely Democratic primary voters released Sunday shows former Vice President Joe Biden with a commanding 20 point lead in South Carolina over his competitors, but Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren seem to be surging.

Biden's support stands at 37% of likely Palmetto state voters, while Warren snatched up the number two slot with 17 percent. Mayor Pete is in the bronze position with 11 percent.

Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tied at 9 percent.

The South Carolina primary, which follows the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, is the first real show of where Black voters are leaning.

While Sanders had some struggle with South Carolina in 2016, some pundits say Buttigieg could have a similar issue connecting with African-American voters. But it appears his team has heard those issues and is working to address his outreach to that voting block.

New @postandcourier poll of South Carolina: 2020 Democrats

Biden 37%
Warren 17%
Buttigieg 11%
Harris 9%
Sanders 9%
Booker 5%
O’Rourke 4%
Yang 3%
de Blasio 1%
Gabbard 1%
Gillibrand 1%
Klobuchar 1%
Williamson 1%

margin of error: +/- 3.2%https://t.co/H00JmTuYLT

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 16, 2019