Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral MORE holds a comfortable lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE (I-Vt.) in Connecticut, according to a poll of the state's presidential primary scheduled for next month.

A Sacred Heart University poll release Thursday found front-runner Biden leading Sanders by 17 points in Connecticut, with 42.1 percent of registered Democrats supporting his bid while 24.5 percent said they planned to vote for Sanders.

Sanders, who has struggled in recent weeks against a surging Biden campaign, previously lost the state to Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE in the 2016 primary by just under 5 percentage points, so the survey's results could be another indication that the Democratic electorate is largely coalescing around Biden's bid.

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Biden holds a clear advantage over President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up in Connecticut, leading him by 16 percentage points. Sanders, too, leads Trump in the state, though by a slightly smaller margin of 11.6 percent.

The Sacred Heart University poll surveyed 1,000 Connecticut residents from Feb. 24 to March 12, with a margin of error of 3 percentage points that increases for questions asked only of Democratic voters.

Following Thursday's announcement from Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi GabbardRepublicans call on DOJ to investigate Netflix over 'Cuties' film Hispanic Caucus campaign arm endorses slate of non-Hispanic candidates Gabbard says she 'was not invited to participate in any way' in Democratic convention MORE (D-Hawaii) that she is dropping out of the 2020 primary, Biden and Sanders are officially the last two candidates vying for the Democratic Party's nomination. The former vice president leads in pledged delegates and took all three states that held their votes this week.