Ouch. Bad new this morning for Donald Trump as the new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll shows him down 28%-19% to retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson:
Donald Trump is the biggest loser in the new Iowa Poll. https://t.co/eg32LyKJIQ #iacaucus
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 23, 2015
New Des Moines Register poll Iowa GOP
Carson 28%
Trump 19
Cruz 10
Rubio 9
Bush/Paul 5
https://t.co/dh1HIIgDqG— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 23, 2015
Wow. Carson is obliterating Trump in new @bpolitics Iowa poll. https://t.co/DZuG2z3G5s pic.twitter.com/9F9jzPsfUo
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) October 23, 2015
And check out Carson’s favorability numbers. Iowans really, really like him:
https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/657515445302468608
Evangelicals and women seem to be what’s driving the Carson boomlet:
Two observations from the Trump slide -criticizing GWB is still dangerous w evangelicals. BUT their support for GWB isn't transferable 2 Jeb
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 23, 2015
Women, Evangelicals fuel @RealBenCarson's Iowa surge pic.twitter.com/2UypO2oMic
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) October 23, 2015
The poll also found that Trump is the candidate most Iowans want to drop out:
DMR asks Iowa GOPers which candidates they'd like to see drop out of race: Trump 25, Bush, Graham 22, Pataki 21. https://t.co/Z9F7Q8KtTh
— Byron York (@ByronYork) October 23, 2015
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The problem for Trump is that this is the second straight poll that shows Carson in the lead:
Uh oh — a second poll shows Trump slipping in Iowa, down 9:
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/657541756964216832
And we’ll end it with this history lesson from Jim Geraghty: deep breaths, everyone. This thing ain’t over:
Reminder: At this point in 2012, Rick Santorum was at 2% in Iowa. He won the caucuses. https://t.co/7Srqy9FeQf pic.twitter.com/u4LqZseuky
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 22, 2015
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