Cruz Surges To The Top of 2016 Republican Field in Iowa

By contrast, in the Monmouth poll, Cruz earned 24 percent support among likely Republican caucus goers, while Trump garnered just 19 percent.

Ted Cruz has overtaken Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a Monmouth University survey of Iowa Republicans released Monday.

But that technique could undervalue Trump’s support among independents or voters who plan to change their registration when they caucus. Trump claimed second place with 19 percent, followed by Sen.

The poll, conducted from November 30 to December 7 among 402 likely Republican primary voters, also shows that in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernadino, California, half of Republican primary voters consider foreign policy and national security the issue most important to their votes. “As Ben Carson’s stock has fallen, Cruz has been able to corral most of those voters”, Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, wrote in a press release. He was at 13 percent in the Monmouth tally and 16 percent by CNN’s reckoning.

Today, Cruz spoke about Trump also working in a possible Cruz administration: “There is no doubt that Donald Trump would be a phenomenal negotiator with China and if you look at TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), I have come out against TPP, it is an incredibly long and complicated mess of a bill”. Republican leaders from House Speaker Paul Ryan to former Vice President Dick Cheney have since condemned Trump’s remarks and said they represent neither Republican nor conservative principles.

Businessman Donald Trump has increased his lead in New Hampshire’s GOP presidential primary to 18 percentage points, a poll found Tuesday – almost double his lead in September. All other candidates have 5 percent or less. Twenty-six percent say they’re leaning toward a candidate, but 56 percent say they’re still trying to decide.

The CNN/ORC Poll drew its sample from Iowa adults, asking those reached about their intention to participate in their caucus, interest in news about the caucuses, and past participation patterns to determine who would be a likely voter.

According to the Des Moines Register, among the top five candidates, Cruz has the most event appearances in Iowa, totalling nearly 100.

In October, CNN put Carson on top in Iowa with 32 percent.

Meanwhile, Fiorina has seen a sharp drop in support and is now tied with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson at 5 percent.

When Washington ask him who will win the caucuses, Grassley tells them, “Ask me in January”. “It was down to three governors, and we think Christie stands out from Bush and Kasich as someone who can excite people, take the fight to Trump, Clinton and ISIS, and actually get things done”.