Bloomberg qualifies for Nevada debate, beating Biden in national poll

Published February 18, 2020 12:25pm ET



Michael Bloomberg has qualified to join the top 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on stage at Wednesday night’s debate in Las Vegas, according to a new national poll.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 78, racked up 31% support in the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released early Tuesday, a 9 percentage point spike since the survey was last conducted in December. But it’s the former New York City mayor’s second-place finish at 19% that’s the top-line result, up from 4% in 2019.

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