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2020 US elections: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders lead Democratic field in Iowa

Biden closely followed by Sanders, who unsuccessfully ran for the nomination against Hillary Clinton in 2016

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US presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, US, March 9, 2019. Photo: Reuters

John McCormick | Bloomberg
Former vice president Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont lead the field of prospective and declared 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in an Iowa Poll of voters likely to participate in the first nominating contest 11 months from now.

Biden, who is still trying to decide whether he wants to run for a third time, has the support of 27 per cent of likely participants in the Iowa caucuses. He’s closely followed by Sanders, who unsuccessfully ran for the nomination against Hillary Clinton in 2016, at 25 per cent.

The early polling, sponsored by the Des Moines Register, CNN and Mediacom,

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