On the eve of the third Democrat debate, where polling data and fundraising requirements have winnowed the debate field to 10, the new Franklin Pierce University-Boston Herald poll suggests that there are clear front-runners.

The poll also shows that voters are more closely following the presidential race and that they have some significant concerns about the tone.

Bernie Sanders is once again demonstrating his popularity in New Hampshire, with 29% of Democrats/undeclared voters saying they would vote for him if the primary were held today. Sanders received the majority of his support from the 18-34 year old age bracket.

This is the first poll that has Sanders ahead of Joe Biden, who was a full 7 points behind Sanders. Elizabeth Warren is third in this group with 17%. It is important to note, however, that both Biden and Warren beat Sanders with 55 and older voters, a group more likely to vote in the primaries.

Other candidates getting ready for the debate stage did not fare as well. In the previous Franklin Pierce-Herald poll, Biden, Warren, Sanders and Kamala Harris were the top four names that likely voters mentioned when asked to name Democrats running, with 42% mentioning Harris first, putting her in 4th place.

However, when Democrats and undecided voters were asked who they would vote for if the primary were held today, just 6% said Harris. In comparison, for Andrew Yang, who was the first mentioned Democrat just under 2% of the time in the August poll, 5% of those polled said they would vote for him if the primary were held today.

These changes are likely a result of an increasing focus on the race. In this poll, 88% of those polled said they are moderately or closely watching the race. By contrast, more than 50% of those polled in August said they were not following the race that closely or only somewhat closely.

This increased focus may have a lot to do with how people feel about the current state of politics in the U.S. People are anxious about the presidential election. This anxiousness is due in part to increasing concerns about the tone and nature of the politics and the role of the media in contributing to the negative tone and nature.

For the candidates on the debate stage it’s clear that just because people know your name, doesn’t mean they are likely to vote for you. And when the candidates are debating, they should mind their tone.

Christina Cliff is an assistant professor of political science and security studies at Franklin Pierce University.