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Another Iowa Poll Shows Carson In the Lead

Hard on the heels of yesterday’s Quinnipiac poll comes a survey from the Des Moines Register that confirms Ben Carson is now the leading Republican candidate in Iowa, with Donald Trump slipping into second place, and Senator Ted Cruz nudging ahead of Senator Marco Rubio for third.

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Politico’s GOP Insiders Think Donald Trump May Be The Nominee

It wasn’t all that long ago that many of the same “early state” operatives and strategists had Trump pegged for an early primary exit. The news that Donald Trump is increasingly likely to win the GOP nomination is likely to force some of the establishment forces dogging him to recalibrate. Say what they will, there’s no way operatives and strategists are going to want to be frozen out from feeding at the general election trough should Trump become their party’s standard bearer next Fall.

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson greets supporters after delivering brief remarks at the King Street Retail Walk October 16, 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia. Carson discussed threats facing the United States during his remarks.

Des Moines Register Poll: Ben Carson Leads Big Against Donald Trump

Ben Carson is now leading national frontrunner Donald Trump by nine points in Iowa with 28 percent of the vote, according to the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll released this morning. That’s up 10 points from the same poll conducted in August. Trump comes in second with 19 percent, while Sen. Ted Cruz gets third place with 10 percent support.

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Club for Growth Releases Poll Claiming Donald Trump Is Slipping In Iowa

The Club for Growth Action claims its anti-Trump ads are working, citing a poll that suggests Trump slipped to second place in the Hawkeye state. However, the poll — paid for by the Club for Growth Action — differs from the Real Clear Politics Iowa average, which still shows Trump on top of the GOP field.