A poll released Monday showed that former realty star Donald Trump remained atop the Republican heap in Iowa following the first GOP debate and his suggestion that its lone female moderator’s menstrual cycle contributed to her tough questioning of him.
The poll from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling found Trump leading the pack with 19 percent among Republican primary voters in the state.
The poll was conducted from Friday through Sunday and included the days that Trump was coming under fire for saying that Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who helped moderate last week’s debate, had “blood coming out of her wherever” while questioning him.
Trump’s favorability also increased slightly in the four months since the last PPP poll of Iowa. The latest poll showed him at 46 percent favorable to 40 percent unfavorable. In April, he had an even 40-40 split.
Rounding out the candidates who poll in double digits were former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (12 percent), former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (11 percent) and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina (10 percent).
In April, Walker polled at 23 percent.
Fiorina, fresh off a strong performance in last week’s debate for lower-tier GOP candidates, increased her favorability from 30 percent in April to 56 percent.
The poll was conducted among 619 Republican primary voters from August 7 to 9. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.9 percent. The poll was conducted via landline, except for the 20 percent who didn’t have a landline and completed the poll online.
Iowa Republicans are not the brightest bulbs in the chandelier. Many of them are crass and under-educated, listen to talk radio in their farm tractors and still think Obama is a Kenyan Communist/Socialist criminal whose executive actions break the law.
Remember, Iowa just voted-in a pig-squealing Senator last fall who talks big but does absolutely nothing but repeat her crazy talk. Trump is right up these Iowans’ alley, angry, crass, unsophisticated with a big mouth.
Of course Trump will survive after the things he said. In fact, he’ll thrive. As Steve Schmidt said, its not about policy positions – its about how obnoxious you can be towards the political elite. Its about a feeling of utter contempt for… everything.
Look at the internals of this poll: he leads among MODERATES, EVANGELICALS and "VOTERS CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTABILITY AGAINST HILLARY"
The rot in the Republican party has taken its toll.
I can only hope as a Democrat that this populist brand of White Racial Resentment devours the GOP. The coastal Conservative Elite still want to pretend the Crazed Base will eventually fall in line behind the Establishment candidate, but I am not so sure this time. Ted Cruz looks more like the compromise candidate and he’s got Barry Goldwater size landslide written all over him.
Next GOP debate:
“Ms. Fiorina, it is well known that women get irrational and vindictive when blood is coming out of their wherever. Will you now pledge that, if you are the nominee, you will chose a white, male running mate so that as Vice President he can take over presidenting when your wherever begins to bleed? Alternatively, will you release your medical records so the voters can confirm that wherever bleeding is no longer a concern for you?”
The Ames straw poll would have been held this weekend had it not been cancelled. I wonder if Trump would have won and which candidates would have dropped out due to poor showings (Walker?)… The RNC dodged a bullet. Would have been terrible timing.