Biden’s moderate proposals guaranteed his drop in the polls

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A new post-debate poll by CNN confirms what many predicted: Joe Biden’s lead was bound to give sooner rather than later.

Biden’s poor performance in last week’s Democratic primary debate left him open to attacks from members of his own party. The result was a significant drop in numbers: Biden fell from 32% to 22% in less than a week. And Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., jumped from 8% to 17% after confronting Biden about his opposition to school busing in the context of racial school integration.

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