The liberal website Daily Kos recently conducted a straw poll of its readers. They asked those readers who they currently support for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. The results are above, and surprisingly, Bernie Sanders finished a poor fifth with only 11% support -- trailing Elizabeth Warren (22%), Beto O'Rourke (15%), Kamala Harris (14%), and Joe Biden (14%).
This was not a scientific poll. It was just a straw poll to gauge the feelings of the progressive wing of the party. But it shows that Sanders might be in trouble if he decides to run for the nomination again. In all of the Daily Kos straw polls done for the 2016 campaign, Sanders had finished in first place over Hillary Clinton (even though Clinton won the votes of most Democrats).
Has Sanders chance at the Democratic nomination faded? It looks like that may be true. It could be because there are more candidates for progressives to support this time around. Warren, O'Rourke, Harris, and others have credible progressive credentials.
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