Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are the top two candidates Iowa Republican caucus-goers say are the most qualified to handle the top two issues facing the country — the economy and national security. That gives them front-runner status in a new Fox News poll of Iowa likely caucus-goers. CONT. Dana […] Read more »
Ann Selzer’s secret sauce
At a time when trust in public polling has eroded after high-profile failures in elections across the country and around the globe, people in Iowa still have faith that one woman can accurately measure where things stand in next year’s volatile caucuses. That woman, J. Ann Selzer, has predicted election […] Read more »
Cruz Soars to Front of the Pack in Iowa Poll; Trump Support Stays Flat
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has surged ahead to become the latest front-runner in the campaign for the Iowa caucuses, dislodging Ben Carson and opening an impressive lead over a stalled Donald Trump, a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows. … Cruz’s 21-percentage-point jump since October is the largest […] Read more »
Republicans Face an Unusually Uncertain Race Before First States Vote
In this Republican presidential campaign, mid-December is not as late as it used to be. Stand by for changes. Donald J. Trump has consistently been atop opinion polls for months, but several factors have injected greater uncertainty than normal at this stage of the campaign. CONT. John Harwood, New York […] Read more »
When Will Iowa Republicans Make Up Their Minds?
… A key question I often get from the press these days is: When will Iowans finally make up their minds? Based on the astonishing number of candidates still under consideration in the Republican field, my answer is: Late, very late. History shows that even in an normal year, Iowans […] Read more »
CNN/ORC Poll: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz on the rise in Iowa
Donald Trump’s support continues to grow among those who say they are likely to participate in February’s Iowa presidential caucuses and Ted Cruz is on the rise while Ben Carson loses ground in the state, a new CNN/ORC Poll finds. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »