Poll: Warren and Biden running neck and neck as Sanders sinks

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and former Vice President Joe Biden are running neck and neck with a large lead over the rest of the Democratic primary field, according to a national poll released Monday.

Warren was the first choice of 27 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents surveyed by Investor’s Business Daily and TIPP, 1 percentage point ahead of Biden.

{mosads}The Massachusetts lawmaker gained 3 points from the same survey in September, while Biden dropped from 28 percent to 26 percent support.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the third most-popular choice of respondents, at 10 percent support in the new poll, a 2 point drop from last month.

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) gained 2 points from September to now register at 7 percent support.

No other Democratic candidate cleared 3 percent support.

IBD/TIPP surveyed 341 Democrats and independents who lean Democratic between Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 via landline and mobile phone.