Trump Has Slight Lead Over Carson In Latest Poll From Iowa

Ben Carson watches as Donald Trump takes the stage during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

By Sara Jerde

November 2, 2015 5:04 p.m.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had a slight lead over rival Dr. Ben Carson in Iowa, according to a poll released Monday.

The Public Policy Polling survey showed that Trump had 22 percent support from Republican primary voters in Iowa while Carson had 21 percent. The numbers marked a dip for Trump and a rise for Carson.

The pollsters noted that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the biggest gain in Iowa since PPP’s September poll, rising from 8 to 14 percent.

In four other recent polls by different pollsters, Carson beat out Trump for the top spot among Republicans in Iowa. Carson led by double digits in a poll released Tuesday.

The PPP poll interviewed 634 usual Republican primary voters by phone and Internet surveys from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.9 percent.

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Sara Jerde (@SaraJerde) Sara Jerde is a newswriter based in New York. Her bylines have appeared in The Star-Ledger, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Columbus Dispatch. She graduated from Ohio University. Send emails to sara@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow her @SaraJerde.

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littlegirlblue says:

November 2, 2015

Bet the people of Iowa don’t know about this, never well and probably wouldn’t care either.

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dave48 says:

November 2, 2015

He’s back Baby! Bigger and Badder then ever! Trump 2016! This is going to be Yuuge!!

Seriously, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I think it would be hilarious if Trump actually got the GOP nomination. On the other hand, what’s wrong with us and how far can this really go?
redrasputinmn says:

November 2, 2015

The crazy is strong with this party. If Trump is going down, may he end now with a whimper, but a bang.
clauscph says:

November 3, 2015

I think that TPM is a bit parsimonious:

PPP’s newest Iowa poll finds a tight race on the Republican side in the state with Donald Trump at 22%, Ben Carson at 21%, Ted Cruz at 14%, Marco Rubio at 10%, Mike Huckabee and Bobby Jindal each at 6%, and Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina each at 5%. Polling further back are Chris Christie at 3%, John Kasich, Rand Paul, and Rick Santorum each at 2%, Lindsey Graham with less than 1%, and Jim Gilmore and George Pataki each with no supporters.

JEB? #7/8! How deep can he go ?
shirley145 says:

November 3, 2015

The picture of Carson looking at Trump with such anger in his eyes, reminded me of something. When a teenager is angry and tries to harm others when angry, then they scare themselves and understand that they are capable of very bad things to others. So they over compensate that they cannot show any emotion as they know what they are capable off. When Carson talks so softly and very little facial expression, he reminds me of a childhood friend that in anger harmed her sister. She changed to be very timid and soft spoken person as she understood that if she ever got angry then she could was capable of harming people. Carson reminds me of her, especially after it was revealed that he was an angry teenager.

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