national surveys of a potential general election matchup with donald trump showed sanders leading by an average of 6.5% as of september of 2019, compared to a 11.7% lead for biden and a 5% lead for warren. the average of polls in new hampshire in august and september of 2019 showed a virtual tie between sanders, warren, and biden. after constantly being behind warren and biden in the polls, in november 2019 sanders saw a rise in polls beating warren for the second place spot behind biden.