Former Vice President
Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders are leading a crowded field of candidates days before Monday's Iowa caucuses, the first contest in the process of picking a
Democratic presidential candidate, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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Biden was the choice of 23 percent of likely caucus-goers, the Monmouth University poll shows, slightly ahead of the senator from Vermont at 21 percent.
Biden's lead was well within the survey's margin of error, meaning the two men were essentially tied.