South Carolina 2020 Poll: Biden Leads Primary Field By Wide Margin; Trump Popular with Base

(Emerson Polling) March 2 2019 One year out from the South Carolina primary former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are the only two candidates to reach double digits in the Democratic Primary for President. Biden leads with 37 of the vote followed by Sanders with 21. Kamala Harris comes in third with 9 Cory Booker has 6 while Beto ORourke and Elizabeth Warren both receive 5.  The poll was conducted February 28-March 2 2019 n=291 /-5.7. In the 18-34 age bracket Sanders claims 40 of the vote followed by 23 for Biden and 9 for Harris. Among 35-54 year olds 36 support Biden 15 Sanders and Harris and ORourke have 6. 47 of 55-74 years olds support Biden 14 support Harris and 13 support Sanders. Biden has his strongest support among those over the age of 75 with 64 supporting him followed by Harris 9 and Booker at 8. It appears Harris has some work to do in South Carolina particularly within the African American community. Among African American Democratic primary voters Biden leads with 43 of the vote Sanders captures 15 of this vote with Harris at 9 and Booker at 7. On the issue of reparations for African Americans 31 of respondents agree with the policy while 46 disagree. But Professor Spencer Kimball says this issue is not helping Harris with South Carolina Democratic primary voters; while 79 of them support reparations they are breaking for Biden nearly 4:1." Statewide President Trump has a positive approval rating of 50 with a disapproval of 44 (n=755 =/-3.5). In a potential Republican primary against Bill Weld he leads 90 to 10 (n=380 /-5.1).