Biden’s Lead Shrinks After Debates: CNN Poll

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden greets members of the audience after the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida, on June 27, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Support for former vice president Joe Biden shrunk in the aftermath of the Democratic presidential debates, data from a new CNN poll revealed.

The poll (pdf), released on July 1, found 22 percent of registered Democrat voters or Democratic-leaning independents backed Biden’s White House run, marking a 10 point decline for him since the last CNN poll conducted in May.