Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has emerged as a leading Republican presidential candidate in Iowa and is closing in on frontrunner Donald Trump in the state that hosts the first 2016 nomination balloting contest. …
Trump finds himself in a vastly better position than when the previous Iowa Poll was taken. He has become a credible presidential candidate to many likely Republican caucus-goers. … Carson has the highest favorability rating among Republican candidates, with 79 percent of likely GOP caucus-goers seeing him positively. CONT.
John McCormick, Bloomberg Politics