Most Democratic voters say they've never heard of Michael Bennet. They still said they'd vote for him.

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published 4 June 2019

The 2020 Democratic debate stage is full thanks to what seems to be a complete fluke.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Co.) hit 1 percent for the third time in a CNN poll published Tuesday, securing one of the two ways Democrats can qualify for the first debates later this month. But that's only thanks to some respondents who say they've never even heard of the second-term senator, CNN's Harry Enten points out.

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Also in the poll, former Vice President Joe Biden easily held his first-place showing with 32 percent of voters saying they'd vote for him in the primaries. That's down from a previous CNN poll in March where he got 39 percent support. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) remains in second with 18 percent, followed by Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with eight percent and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) with seven percent.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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