Sen. Elizabeth Warren has overtaken 2020 rival Joe Biden in Iowa to snatch the lead in a Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll of preferred Democratic presidential candidates, published Saturday.
Why it matters: Per the Des Moines Register, this is the first time Warren has led in the state's poll. It's the latest in a series of polls surges for the Massachusetts senator.
By the numbers: The poll of 602 likely Democratic caucusgoers, conducted Sept. 14-18, with a margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points, shows 22% of those polled say Warren is their pick for president. Former Vice President Biden came in second at 20% and Sen. Bernie Sanders is the next closest at 11%.
Yes, but: While Warren and Biden appear to have pulled away from the rest of the Democratic presidential pack in Iowa, 63 percent of respondents said they could be persuaded to change their mind after picking a top choice. Just 20% said they were decided on a first-choice candidate.
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