In the latest Monmouth University Poll of Iowa voters Scott Walker leads with 22%, followed by Donald Trump at 13%. Following Walker and Trump are Ben Carson (8%), Jeb Bush (7%), Ted Cruz (7%), Mike Huckabee (6%), Marco Rubio (5%), Rand Paul (5%), and Bobby Jindal (4%). Rick Santorum (3%) Rick Perry (3%), and Carly Fiorina (3%) are tied for 10th place. The other candidates have 2% or less including John Kasich (2%), Chris Christie (1%), George Pataki (<1%), Lindsey Graham (0%), and Jim Gilmore (0%) with 11% of caucus goers are undecided. [read_more]
More interesting, Walker leads with every voting group. From the poll,
Tea Party – Walker leads Trump 27% to 14% among Tea Party supporters, with Ted Cruz in coming third at 12%. Among non-supporters of the Tea Party, Walker has a nominal lead (18%), followed by Trump (11%), Bush (11%), and Carson (9%).
Ideology – Very conservative voters line up behind Walker (22%), Trump (14%) and Cruz (12%) as their top picks. Somewhat conservative voters back Walker (23%), followed by Trump (12%), Carson (10%), and Bush (10%). Moderate to liberal voters choose Walker (19%), Bush (15%), Trump (10%), Rubio (10%), and Carson (10%) as their top tier.
Evangelicals – Evangelical voters favor Walker (17%), Trump (13%), Cruz (10%), Carson (10%), and Huckabee (9%). Non-evangelical voters prefer Walker (26%), Trump (12%), and Bush (10%).
Gender – Walker and Trump take the top two spots with both male (24% and 16%, respectively) and female (19% and 10%) caucusgoers.
Age – Walker (25%) is the clear favorite among voters age 50 and older, followed by Trump (13%) and Carson (9%). Voters under 50 years old spread their support among Walker (13%), Paul (13%), Trump (12%), Cruz (10%), and Rubio (10%).
Governor Walker’s favorability ratings are very high in Iowa with 73% of voters viewing him favorably and only 9% unfavorably. Donald Trump’s favorable/unfavorable rating are significantly lower at 47% to 35%.
When asked their number one concern in choosing their candidate, 28% of Iowa caucus voters chose national security. Other issues of concern were, government spending (18%), the economy (16%), immigration (12%), social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage (11%) and education (4%).
Full poll details here.
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Walker is the real deal. He not only talks the talk, he has walked the walk. He has taken the best shots the Democrats can give and he is still standing. He has won three statewide elections in four years in a blue state. This is a man who can take the White House.
I agree whole heartedly! Walker has long been our first choice for President.
The best thing Walker has going for him is that he’s proven he isn’t just a lot of talk.
He has been for “comorehensive immigration reform” (aka chamber of commerce do nothing) for a long time. It is on record. He only recently changed his tune, supposedly. Did he address immigration in his kick off campaign speech last week? I also greatly dislike how he turned to rovian style consultants to run his campaign. These people hate the base. Poor judgment there or lack of character.