Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez
Monday morning, the Des Moines Register published its first poll for the January 15 Iowa Caucuses and the new poll revealed what other credible polls have been saying for the past week.
Ex-President Donald Trump’s lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in Iowa is far less than the nationwide lead multiple other polls have published in recent days.
Carly Atchison, national spokeswoman for Governor DeSantis posted on X (formerly known as Twitter):
“3 TAKEAWAYS FROM NEW DES MOINES REGISTER POLL
1) Iowa is a 2 man race and far from settled.
2) Ron DeSantis has highest favs of ANY candidate – despite over $20M spent against him.
3) About as many caucus goers are considering DeSantis (61%) as are considering Trump (63%).
147 days.”
Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of the Des Moines-based The FAMiLY LEADER, posted on X:
“Takeaways from the Des Moines Register poll:
1) Iowa’s wide open,
2) Donald Trump 42% is his peak and it’s only August,
3) Trump fragile, at best
4) If there’s a coalescing, by candidates or voters, Trump gets beat Caucus night.”
As for Trump, him and his unofficial spokeswoman Laura Loomer are taking to gaslighting, saying the Des Moines Register poll shows him with a 31-point lead:
The full write-up from the Des Moines Register, twice updated through 12:47PM CDT, can be viewed here.
The first debate among most of the Republican presidential candidates is Wednesday night in Milwaukee.
Trump announced late Sunday he was going to sit-out all Republican presidential debates, citing his large lead in national polls.
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