Steak Fry poll shock: Elizabeth Warren passes Joe Biden in Iowa, where she took 1,000 selfies
- It marked the first notable shake-up in the Democrat race for the US presidency
- Iowa will host the first nominating contest in early February
Elizabeth Warren took the lead in Iowa in a new state poll, barely dislodging former US vice-president Joe Biden from the top spot in the state.
It marked the first notable shake-up in the Democratic race for the US presidency.
Warren has the support of 22 per cent of likely participants in the Iowa caucuses, up 7 percentage points from June.
Biden landed in second place with 20 per cent, down slightly from June. Though the result is in the poll’s 4 percentage point margin of error, it’s the first time Warren has led Biden in the Iowa Poll series.
Bernie Sanders was in third place at 11 per cent and Pete Buttigieg stayed in fourth place ahead of Kamala Harris, but dropped slightly to 9 per cent of poll respondents.
Harris fell 1 percentage point from June to poll at 6 per cent, while Amy Klobuchar and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker both polled at 3 per cent.
The Iowa caucuses lead off the nominating contest for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on February 3.