Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump and all other Democratic contenders by double digits in Pennsylvania, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
Pennsylvania backed Trump in 2016 despite the fact that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton had been leading by as much as 10 points late in the fall.
But Biden drew support from 53 percent of state voters when asked who they would pick if the 2020 general election were held today, compared to 42 percent who said they would back Trump.
Additionally, Biden leads in a Pennsylvania Democratic primary with 39 percent, followed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders with 13 percent, Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren with 8 percent each, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 6 percent and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey with 5 percent.
Sixty-one percent of Democrats also say Biden has the best chance of beating Trump, while 45 percent say Biden would be the best leader.
“Bolstering Vice President Biden’s numbers is something on which Democrats of all stripes in Pennsylvania agree: Whether they back Biden or not, more than 60 percent believe he has the best chance of defeating Trump in 2020,” said Mary Snow, polling analyst for Quinnipiac University Poll.