mo4ch:>Sanders strengthens lead nationwide, edging out Biden among black voters as Bloomberg nosedives – poll | Mo4ch News

Progressive champion Bernie Sanders has cemented his lead in the Democratic race, pulling ahead of Joe Biden in support from black voters as the candidates prepare for the South Carolina primary, according to a new poll.Leading the other competitors by a 11-point margin, Sanders has secured a double-digit lead for the first time in the race, with 26 percent of those surveyed in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll saying they would vote for the Vermont senator. Former Vice President Joe Biden and billionaire former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, meanwhile, remain tied for a distant second, each garnering 15 percent.With Biden relying on South Carolina’s African American voting bloc in next Saturday's primary – which makes up more than half of the state’s Democratic electorate – the new poll marks a major blow for the former VP. Sanders has now secured a three-point lead over Biden among black voters nationwide, sending the Biden campaign into panic mode as it steps up its attacks on the avowe…