President Donald Trump is leading every major Democratic presidential candidate except for Joe Biden in the solid blue state of Virginia, a new poll published Tuesday shows.
The president is leading Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren 48-44, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders 51-45, and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg 47-45. Trump trails Biden 49-45 , according to the pollster Mason-Dixon. Mason-Dixon polled 625 registered voters between the dates of December 12-16, and had a margin of error of 4%. Of the registered voters polled, 42% were Democrats, 30% were Republicans, and 28% were Independents. (RELATED: The Tide Is Turning Against Democrats On Impeachment)
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The shock poll is the first released in the state since Trump became just the third president in U.S. history to be impeached earlier this month. (RELATED: Impeachment Proceedings Usually Move Swiftly, But Democrats Are Playing It Slow)
Trump lost the state to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton by 5%, and no Republican presidential nominee has carried the commonwealth since President George W. Bush in 2004. Virginia is widely considered to be a solid blue state after Democrats picked up control of the state legislature this month.
