http://abcnews.go.com/ January 21, 2016
Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are locked in a tight battle for the lead in Iowa, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Just three weeks from the crucial, first-in-the-nation contest, real estate mogul Donald Trump earns 31 percent support in the poll. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has 29 percent support — within the poll’s margin of error. Third place belongs to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio with 15 percent. Ben Carson has tumbled from his previous lead down to only 7 percent. These numbers are similar to the Quinnipiac poll results released in mid-December.
The Quinnipiac poll was taken the 5th through the 10th. So, it represents the state of the race one week ago. The KBUR poll was taken the 18th through the 19th and represents the state of the race now.