Voters preferred Mr. Sanders over the other candidates even if they wanted to preserve private insurance. Mr. Sanders supports eliminating all private insurance. Most Democratic voters favor a public option, but only 3 in 10 voters polled by CNN support abolishing private plans.
Here are the candidates Democratic voters said are best equipped to handle healthcare:
- Mr. Sanders — 26 percent
- Former Vice President Joe Biden — 18 percent
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. — 16 percent
- Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. — 10 percent
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