In the latest Iowa poll from Quinnipiac, Scott Walker is the leader of the pack with 25% of the vote and a favorability rating of 59% to 11%. Most caucus participants, 62%, say his views are ‘about right’.[read_more]
Four other candidates compete for second place in the poll, Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul each garner 13% of the vote, Senator Ted Cruz has 12% and former Governor Mike Huckabee has 11%. Dr. Ben Carson has 7% support and former Governor Jeb Bush has 5%. (How many of you received the letter from Barbara Bush asking us to support her son with a financial donation? I declined.)
In this same poll Jeb Bush has the high score, 25%, when participants were asked to name a candidate they would definitely NOT support. Bush was followed by Governor Chris Christy at 20%. Senator Rand Paul was third with a 10% negative rating.
Full details of the poll here.