Not since President Bill Clinton has a candidate lost Iowa and New Hampshire and gone on to win the nomination.
According to our most recent national ABC News/Washington Post poll, Biden is leading among Democratic-leaning voters older than 50, with 38%, compared to Sanders. who has 12% support in that age bracket.
The numbers almost exactly flip with younger voters: 39% of voters under age 40 chose Sanders, while only 18% of voters under 40 chose Biden. Several polls looking at more specific age brackets showed an even sharper divide. For example, a Quinnipiac poll this week of Democratic-leaning voters showed that Biden had only 3% support with folks under 34, while Sanders registered at 53% in that age group. Among voters 65 years and older, Sanders was is at 7%.
This data tracks with what we see on ground at the candidates' events. In the final sprint to caucus day, Sanders has been holding rock concerts with A-list celebrities, whereas Biden events have been largely in the afternoon with more mellow, older crowds. The Sanders team has acknowledged how problematic this age disparity among supporters is for his team and has agreed that reaching out and appealing to older voters is a must for them.
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