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\nFormer President Donald Trump has managed to put more distance between him and the rest of the 2024 GOP presidential field in Iowa, where the first primaries will take place early next year, according to a local media report.<\/p>\n
Trump Extending His Lead Over GOP Field in Iowa Ahead of First Primary
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\nFormer President Donald Trump has managed to put more distance between him and the rest of the 2024 GOP presidential field in Iowa, where the first primaries will take place early next year, according to a local media report.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupport for Nikki Haley has swelled in Iowa: The former United Nations ambassador has pulled even with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in what has become a heated battle for second place in the first-in-the-nation caucus state,\u201d the Des Moines Register reported Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut former President Donald Trump still dominates the race. He\u2019s ahead by 27 percentage points\u2014a lead that has expanded slightly despite his mounting legal problems,\u201d the outlet\u2019s report continued.<\/p>\n
The paper cited a new Des Moines Register\/NBC News\/Mediacom Iowa Poll of likely Republican caucus voters that found 43 percent named Trump as their first choice for president, up slightly from 42 percent in the August poll.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, DeSantis and Haley are tied at 16 percent each. That is a 3-point drop for DeSantis and a 10-point increase for Haley.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just have (Haley) rising. You have DeSantis kind of holding on for second place,\u201d said pollster J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., which conducted the Iowa Poll. \u201cBut both of them are on ground that you could only describe as shaky compared to the solid ground that Donald Trump stands on.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anything, he\u2019s showing improvement,\u201d Selzer added, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n
Trump was already polling well against his primary rivals nationally, but his campaign just got even better news on the eve of Mike Pence\u2019s announcement that he was leaving the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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