Elizabeth Warren gains ground over Biden and Sanders in new CBS News poll

Senator Elizabeth Warren is gaining ground in the 2020 Democratic presidential field. A new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows her with a slim, one-point edge over former Vice President Joe Biden. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports from Capitol Hill and CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN to explain Warren's surge.

[fbfeme]

The Hill was right. Cable news media has picked their new top pick and are trying to force it on this. Bernie is massively popular amongst many Americans but you don't hear them talk about that. Bernie is absolutely my top pick.

[Zwala]

"As long as Bernie is in the race..."
You say that as if you expect him to drop out.

[aazz]

Is there anything Harris WONT flip flop on? Also, the media sure is trying to push Warren.

[sebbeisbackintown]

A few big differences between Warren & Bernie:

Bernie has been committed to Medicare for All from the beginning. Warren only recently declared she is fully supportive of Medicare for all.

Unlike Warren, Bernie is committed to small donor fundraising even in the General election. Warren has said she would only do small donor fundraising in the Primary, so Bernie won't feel any sort of pressure to bend on his policy stances once elected.

Warren originally planned on voting for Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing, but then flip flopped when she was criticized.

Warren worked with republicans to repeal the 'Medical Device Tax' which would have helped defund the ACA, in order to appease the Medical Device Industry in her state.

Unlike Warren, Bernie has a long history of progressivism dating back to the 60s. Warren was a staunch Republican up until the late 90s.

Bernie has also been one of the longest serving members of congress, he was a mayor in Vermont, and has a lot of experience in governance compared to Warren.

Warren voted twice to increase the Military budget brought forth under Pres. Trump, which appropriated over $81Billion for purchase of Aircraft, Weapons, Missiles, and Combat Vehicles. On top of that it appropriated several Billion dollars toward other parts of the DoD.

Bernie wants to cancel all student debt, Warren wants to implement a means-tested solution. A Means-tested program will likely further split people into the "haves" vs. "have-nots" and are easier to attack, dismantle, and weaken. Take a means-tested program like Welfare vs a universal program like Social Security as an example. Welfare is very unpopular whereas Social Security is very popular.

There is also a more nuanced distinction between them I'd like to make, with all the political differences aside. The one area I think Bernie absolutely dominates where Warren doesn't, is with rhetoric. They both are offering tons of plans, but to me Bernie is the only candidate with a strong message of how it will all be executed. If you want to implement even a fraction of either Warren's or Bernie's plans you need a radical change in voter engagement in this country, and I have never seen a politician who can rally young people and apathetic people into the political process as well as Bernie has. In 2015 he was nothing but a small Independent Senator from Vermont, and he went on to win 23 contests against the establishment backed former First Lady, Secretary of State, and Senator of New York. Now he is arguably one of the most popular politicians in America, and he has changed the political rhetoric among leading Democrats. Just look at the incredibly influential organizations that stemmed out of his 2016 campaign:

Justice Democrats

Brand New Congress

Our Revolution

[stevencahn]

Wait, if Harris didn't hear the full comment then why did she say, "Well said"?

[drummer]

There are about 5 months remaining before the Iowa caucuses and 9 debates to go; a lot can change between now and then.

[nicknoga]

Warren lost my vote when she endorsed Clinton over Bernie in 2016.

[dissonance]

The Hill reports Elizabeth is in close communication with Hillary. Let's see how this plays out 😁

[chillytoes]

I don't know why Kamala Harris apologized for that comment, after all it's true!

[jessemann]

Funny that Bernie being introduced was louder then Warrens yet all MSM coverage led the New Hampshire Democratic conference story with Warren's introduction of cheers, praising her rise in polls, played some clips of what she said, analyzing what she said and how we all attract to her ideas then show clips of other candidates speeches without commenting on them then go back to praising Warren again. Good grief!

[WanderingIdiot]

Too mealy mouthed on two many issues. Bernie 2020

[MichaelPetty]

Why don't you talk the recent conversations Warren has been having with Clinton?! I wonder if those discussions have any relationship with Warren's recent rise in popularity with the main stream corporate corrupt media?!!

[luciac]

I like Warren, but why isn't Yang on your graphic? And why don't you talk about how Gabbard has been unjustly excluded from the debates?

[RaniVeluNachar-kxlu]

Really, it should not be this hard. Vote for the smartest, and hardest working Democrat. Vote for the one with the most integrity and the clearest and detailed plan of attack for saving this country from the Predatory Corporate One Percent Hegemony.

[mercyannepublico]

Why is Yang in the bottom row when he's doing way better than Castro?

[bonnievalls]

is full of it ! She speaks out of both sides of her mouth.

[janusatthegate]

So we want our president to keep forgetting things and confusing things? Trump isn't bad enough?

[Heather-zkeu]

CBS - remember what journalism was supposed to be? You're all full of it. #Bernie2020

[EPSTomcat]

Only two candidates can both win popular support, AND bend Trump in half in a debate: Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard.

[seckler]

Same poll that said Trump didn't have a chance in 2016?