Scott Walker takes big lead in early Iowa caucus poll

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) pulled out to a double-digit lead in Iowa among a hypothetical slate of 2016 candidates, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.

In the survey, Walker led the pack at 25 percent, followed by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (13 percent), and Ben Carson and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee at 11 percent apiece. Jeb Bush trailed just behind them at 10 percent.

Some of Walker's support is certainly the result of a recent boomlet in media coverage of the governor. But in a sign that the support could last, 57 percent of poll respondents voiced a favorable opinion of Walker, while only seven percent viewed him negatively. Bush, by comparison, posted a far worse 41 percent to 40 percent split.

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