A majority of Iowans say the state is headed in the wrong direction, according to the results of a new Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register. The poll also found an increase in the number of respondents who disapprove of the work being done by Gov. Kim Reynolds, Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. […]
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In Waterloo, Trump avoids discussing Colorado Supreme Court decision but does mention Hitler
Donald Trump addressed a cheering crowd at the Waterloo Convention Center on Tuesday night, but never mentioned the day’s biggest news about his presidential campaign. Shortly before Trump took the stage at his Commit to Caucus event, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision confirming a lower state court’s finding that Trump had engaged in […]
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One month after Reynolds endorsed DeSantis, Trump’s lead in the Iowa Poll has increased
Donald Trump was the first choice of 51 percent of respondents in the latest Iowa Poll of likely Republican caucusgoers. That’s an eight percentage point increase from Trump’s previous best showing this year, 43 percent in the Iowa Poll conducted in late October. The poll of 502 registered Republicans who said they will “definitely or […]
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Tim Scott drops out of the Republican presidential race, leaving seven candidates vying for second place behind Trump
The field of Republican candidates running for president in hopes that something — anything — will prevent Donald Trump from winning the party’s nomination shrunk again this weekend, as Sen. Tim Scott quit the race. Last month, Scott’s campaign said the junior senator was going “all-in on Iowa,” so his announcement on Sunday may have […]
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Trump still has overwhelming lead among Republican caucusgoers, even though they feel he isn’t anti-abortion enough
Donald Trump has an overwhelming lead over every other GOP candidate for president in the latest Iowa Poll, just as he has in every other poll conducted this year. According to the new poll results, which the Des Moines Register published over the course of this week, Iowa Republicans aren’t concerned that the 91 felony […]
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More Iowans identify as ‘MAGA Republicans’ than Trump supporters, Iowa Poll shows
Almost half of all Iowa Republicans who plan to vote in next year’s presidential caucus consider themselves “MAGA Republicans,” according to a new Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register. Forty-six percent of the self-identified likely Republican caucusgoers surveyed by Selzer & Co. said the term accurately describes them and their beliefs. Given that […]
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Iowa Poll shows majority of likely GOP caucusgoers align with Trump, who faces four sets of criminal indictments
Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in every national poll on the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and a new poll shows the results in Iowa. In an Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register on Monday, 42 percent of self-identified likely Iowa Republican Caucusgoers told pollsters they planned to vote for […]
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New Iowa Poll finds Franken almost tied with Grassley, Reynolds still far ahead of DeJear
Over the weekend, the Des Moines Register published the results of a new Iowa Poll on the two big races in the Nov. 8 general election. The reported results show the Republican incumbents still lead their Democratic challengers, but in the case Iowa’s longest-serving senator, that lead continues to get smaller. Mike Franken is now […]
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Gov. Reynolds’ COVID approval ratings rise; IDPH reports new cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to grow
A majority of Iowans approve of the job Kim Reynolds is doing as governor, according to a new Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register on Wednesday. A majority also approve of how the governor is handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The poll was published on the same day the Iowa Department of Public Health […]
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Iowa Poll shows strong support for striking John Deere workers, as union members prepare to vote on new contract proposal
Iowans strongly support the workers over the company in the ongoing strike of UAW workers against Deere & Company, according to a new Iowa Poll. The poll published by Des Moines Register on Monday found 58 percent of respondents “side mostly” with the workers, while only 16 percent said they sided with the company. Seven […]
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New Iowa Poll finds majority approve of Gov. Reynolds’ overall handling of pandemic, but disapprove of her mask and vaccine policies
A majority of Iowans approve of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ overall handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they also disapprove of the governor’s actions on face masks and vaccines. Those seemingly contradictory results are included in the latest Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register. According to the survey of 805 Iowans, all 18 and […]
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Biden partners with Uber and Lyft to provide free rides to get vaccinated, as rates continue to slow
As the rate of COVID-19 vaccination slows across the country, President Joe Biden announced a new partnership between the country’s two largest ride-hailing services and the federal government to make it easier for people to reach sites where they can be vaccinated. The partnership was announced Tuesday as part of a set of new initiatives […]
