The first main group of Democratic primary contenders are the three top-polling frontrunners who regularly poll in the double-digits.
Biden currently holds a Real Clear Politics polling average of 27.2%, Warren's average has steadily increased up to 23%, and Sanders' polling average is 17%.
In Insider's most recent Democratic primary poll, looking at the people aware of them, 63% of likely Democratic primary voters aware of her would be satisfied with Warren as the nominee, 55% would be satisfied with Biden as the nominee, and 53% would be satisfied with Sanders.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, businessman Andrew Yang, and author Marianne Williamson are running extremely unique outsider presidential campaigns.
Gabbard is running on a platform of ending the US's involvement in endless foreign wars and conflicts, Williamson wants to unseat President Donald Trump with a combination of love and spiritual healing, and Yang has amassed a huge following through his innovative policy proposals, which include giving every American $1,000 a month.
It's no surprise that those candidates' supporters also gravitate to Sanders and Warren, who are running economic populist campaigns that are fundamentally distrustful and wary of the prevailing political and economic establishments.
69% of Yang supporters, 70% of Gabbard supporters, and 83% of Williamson's supporters would be satisfied with Sanders as the nominee.
And 67% of Yang's backers, 68% of Gabbard supporters, and 80% of Williamson backers would be satisfied with Warren as the nominee.
Harris, businessman Tom Steyer, and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke's supporters also have high levels of satisfaction with Warren and Biden as potential nominees.
It's not hugely shocking that these candidates supporters' also hold high levels of affinity for Warren and Biden.
All three candidates identify as solidly progressive Democrats, but are still friendly with the Democratic party establishment and haven't eschewed high-dollar private fundraisers with wealthy donors like Warren and Sanders have. (Before he dropped out of the race, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio would have fallen in this category, too).
75% of Harris supporters, 71% of O'Rourke's supporters, and 80% of Steyer supporters like Warren. Meanwhile, 81% of Steyer supporters, 69% of O'Rourke supporters, and 62% of Harris supporters would also be satisfied with Biden.
Also not surprisingly, the supporters of centrist, white male candidates currently polling at the back of the pack all choose Biden — the moderate standard-bearer in the race — as their second choice.
82% of Rep. Tim Ryan's supporters, 80% of Gov. Steve Bullock's supporters, 77% of Sen. Michael Bennet's backers, and 75% of former Rep. John Delaney's supporters would be satisfied with Biden as the nominee, meaning Biden plausibly stands to gain most when those three candidates drop out.
Supporters of Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro all listed Warren and Harris as their second and third choices, respectively.
Like Warren and Harris, those candidates see themselves as consensus-builders, are positioning themselves as political trailblazers ushering in a new generation of leadership, and bring some form of diversity to the table.
76% of Buttigieg supporters, 79% of Booker supporters, 79% of Klobuchar supporters, and 86% of Castro supporters would also be satisfied with Warren as the nominee.
And 69% of Buttigieg's backers, 76% of Booker supporters, 77% of Klobuchar backers, and 80% of Castro supporters would be satisfied with Harris.
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