Iowa
New Lows for Bush in Wisconsin and Iowa
President George W. Bush’s job approval ratings have dipped to record lows in both Wisconsin and Iowa, according to the latest round of surveys released this month by the pollster SurveyUSA. In a poll of 600 adults conducted May…
Read MoreAnd A Third Iowa Poll: Romney Breaks Out
The third poll of likely Iowa caucus voters released inside of a week solidifies Mitt Romney as the leader of the top-tier Republican presidential hopefuls in the influential Hawkeye State. Romney’s support had increased noticeably in polls released by…
Read MoreMore Iowa Election Polling: Tight at the Top, Dems Leading GOP
A new KCCI-TV / Research 2000 poll of likely Iowa voters finds John McCain and Hillary Clinton edging out their respective party rivals, within the survey’s margin of error. The survey, conducted May 14-16 (overlapping the May 14-15 field dates…
Read MoreRomney, Edwards Lead in Latest Zogby Iowa Poll
The latest Zogby survey of likely Iowa caucus voters finds two candidates who are running third (at best) in national polls each narrowly leading a tight pack of candidates in their respective party’s race in the Hawkeye State. In…
Read MoreWho Is Driving Upper Midwest Support of Edwards?
As discussed in the May 4th Smart Politics entry, John Edwards is faring much better than Hillary Clinton in head-to-head matchups against GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani across the nation, and in the Upper Midwest in particular (as measured by…
Read MoreMcCain Opens Up First Lead Over Giuliani in Iowa
Despite trailing Rudy Giuliani in most national polls by double digits, Arizona Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain has opened up his first lead over the former New York City mayor in the Hawkeye State, 26 to 19…
Read MoreEdwards Edges Clinton in Volatile Iowa Polling
For the first time in the five polls conducted monthly by American Research Group (ARG) since December 2006, John Edwards is now polling ahead of Hillary Clinton among likely Democratic caucus voters in Iowa. Edwards received 27 percent of…
Read MoreGun Ownership Upper Midwestern Snapshot
The mass murders at Virginia Tech University this week have inspired those in gun control circles to renew their pressure on politicians to reexamine our nation’s gun laws; it has also caused 2nd Amendment strict constructionists to dig in deeper…
Read MoreTancredo Officially Enters GOP Race in Iowa
The field vying for the Republican Party’s 2008 presidential nomination got even more crowded this week when 5-term Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo entered the race on Monday in an on-air radio announcement in Des Moines. Tancredo, a former schoolteacher…
Read MoreFred Thompson: A Promising Non-Candidate in Iowa
The latest public poll for the Iowa Republican Caucus by American Research Group includes a new name in the mix: former Senator (and longtime actor) Fred Thompson. Thompson—not to be confused with former Wisconsin Governor and ex-Bush cabinet member…
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