CBS's final state poll has Biden, Sanders locked in tie ahead of Iowa caucuses

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
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If you were disappointed in the cancellation of the CNN/Des Moines Register Iowa poll, have no fear.

CBS News on Sunday released its final poll in Iowa ahead of Monday's caucuses, and the top two candidates are in a dead heat. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) both received 25 percent in the survey. Their shared lead is in line with predictions that Monday will produce a tightly contested result to open up primary voting.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.