Poll: Walker holds 7-point lead over GOP presidential rivals in Iowa

CNN ^ | May 30, 2015 | Maeve Reston and Ashley Killough

[familyop]

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN)Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker holds a 7-point advantage among Iowan voters over the rest of the crowded Republican field in the scramble for the party's 2016 nomination for president, a new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll finds...Walker has not declared his candidacy,...Paul and Carson were tied for second place with 10% of the vote...Florida Sen. Marco Rubio finished tied for sixth place with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum,...

[familyop]

Ping.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Who led in Iowa at this point in 2007? 2011?

[familyop]

This one’s from CNN, by the way.

[familyop]

It was Romney in June of 2011.

[2ndDivisionVet]

This is May.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

Interesting there was no mention of Fiorina.

[familyop]

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/06/25/iowa-poll-romney-bachmann-in-lead-cain-third-others-find-little-traction/

[familyop]

Yeah, May 31st.

[VinL]

I’ve read that Gov. Walker stated that he intends to participate in the Iowa Straw Poll. Did you read that? I know, he only said that- doesn’t actually mean he’ll do it. But, prayers up, I hope he’s in—

[familyop]

Fiorina made a good speech! The article linked from Drudge can’t be posted here, though, because it’s at a Gannett news site. Maybe there’s an article about it posted to a site that someone here can post from.

[Georgia Girl 2]

The Iowa Straw Poll is meaningless. Half the candidates are not even bothering with it.

[afraidfortherepublic]

WAlker in 7 point lead in Iowa.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest

[RedMDer]

We cannot exist
without you.

Let's Git-R-Done! Monday is June!

We cannot exist
without you.

[2ndDivisionVet]

The poll was taken from May 25th through the 29th.

[jjotto]

Giuliani looked like the frontrunner around this point in 2007. Giuliani had a relatively poor showing in early debates. He passed on the Ames Straw Poll, and also passed on the Iowa Caucuses. He never recovered. Jeb is following the same pattern.

I don’t think that’s an endorsement of Iowa’s importance, but I do think a candidate has to act like he really wants it, starting from early on, and he better look good in the early debates.

[familyop]

"The Iowa Straw Poll is meaningless. Half the candidates are not even bothering with it."

Caucus attendees were also polled for Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham and George Pataki. Are there other candidates?

[jjotto]

The Iowa Straw Poll is quite different from the Iowa Caucuses. Who has published polls of actual past caucus attendees?

[familyop]

"Who has published polls of actual past caucus attendees?"

Publications that don't allow content to be posted here (Gannett publications, Bloomberg, etc.).

[familyop]

And at least another one: USA Today. Can’t post content from that one, either, if I remember correctly.