Poll: Trump, Sanders ahead in Iowa
A new CNN/ORC poll released Thursday shows Donald Trump leading the Republicans in Iowa, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at the top of the Democratic race.
Among likely Republican caucus-goers, Trump has a commanding lead with 37 percent of respondents supporting him. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is a distant second at 26 percent, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is in third with 14 percent. Among likely Democratic presidential caucus-goers, Sanders has an eight point lead over Hillary Clinton, at 51 percent to 43 percent.
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CNN/ORC surveyed by telephone 2,002 adults living in Iowa from Jan. 15 to 20, including 266 likely Republican presidential caucus-goers and 280 likely Democratic presidential caucus-goers. Both party samples have a margin of error of plus or minus six percentage points.
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