Ted Cruz Trails Donald Trump By Just 2 Points In New Iowa Poll

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Iowa State Fair, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) trails Donald Trump by just two points among Iowa Republicans, showing the senator closing in on the real estate in the key primary state, according to a poll released on Tuesday by Quinnipiac University.

Among likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers, Trump received 25 percent support, while Cruz received 23 percent. Cruz has jumped 13 points since Quinnipiac’s October poll, which showed Carson leading Trump in the state.

In the poll released on Tuesday, 18 percent of likely caucusgoers supported Carson, down from 28 percent in October.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) trailed Carson in the Tuesday poll with 13 percent support.

Quinnipiac University surveyed 600 likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers Nov. 16-22 via phone with a margin of error plus or minus four percentage points

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  1. Avatar for livi_o livi_o says:

    Kind of terrifying to think that a few months of Trump dominating the news will make people consider Cruz moderate and statesmanlike by comparison.

  2. Avatar for pbeat pbeat says:

    Cruz needs just enough noose to hang himself and Trump will then run as Independent. Then they can both go back to their home in Africa.

  3. Iowa likely Republican Caucus participants give Carson the best favorability rating, 79 - 15 percent, with 73 - 15 percent for Cruz, 70 - 18 percent for Rubio and 59 - 34 percent for Trump. Bush has a negative 39 - 53 percent favorability rating.

    One thing that hasn’t changed is the poor showing for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who goes from 5 percent October 22 to 4 percent today.

    beginning to think that this current election cycle isn’t a practical joke anymore…

    anyhow here’s the Platters with a song that could be familiar to JEB soon.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E1dbn6fWI8
  4. Iowa loves some talibangelical whacka-doodle. Trump insulted evangelicals a few times…this will be Cruz’ high water mark.

  5. Avatar for korvu korvu says:

    I wouldn’t count on that. He may well be the nominee.

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