CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio-On the eve of the New Hampshire primary election, which is Feb 11, U.S Sen. Bernie Sanders has surged to first place in New Hampshire and nationally, a new Quinnipiac University poll released Monday reveals.

In his quest to secure the Democratic nomination for president the Vermont senator is exceeding previous front runner former president Joe Biden nationally among Democratic voters, and by nearly double digits, Biden a former vice president under Barack Obama, the nation's first Black president and President Donald Trump's predecessor.

The seasoned United States senator has launched a nationwide grassroots campaign to effectively outdo his Democratic opponents for president and is fighting with Biden U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg to win New Hampshire, the second primary for the Democrats behind last week's messy Iowa Caucuses.

The new Quinnipiac University poll was conducted after Sanders’ strong showing in the Iowa Caucuses a week ago behind Buttigieg and has him with support from  25 percent of Democratic voters, an 8-point lead over Biden, who dropped 17 points following his mediocre fourth place finish in Iowa.

In third place nationally is Michael Bloomberg at 15 percent, followed by Warren and Buttigieg, both with less that 15% and more than 10%, depending on the poll, the six remaining candidates, including U.S. Sen Amy Klobuchar, at 4 percent or below.

A billionaire and former New York mayor whose has spent some $351 million in political ads to date, more than any of his Democratic rivals, Bloomberg is not on the ballot in New Hampshire and is reportedly preparing for South Carolina, and Super Tuesday, among other upcoming primaries.

While elated about his new national standing, Sanders tweeted Monday that his focus now is on winning New Hampshire on Tuesday.

"Tomorrow all eyes will be on New Hampshire and we are in a position to win," said Sanders, who lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton in 2016, Clinton, a former secretary of state under Obama, going on to lose the general election to incumbent President Trump, a Republican real estate mogul and former television personality.

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