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Highly-Respected Poll Finds Trump Surging Ahead In Iowa, Ernst Takes Lead

Hank Berrien
Highly-Respected Poll Finds Trump Surging Ahead In Iowa, Ernst Takes Lead
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A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll, conducted by the highly-respected Selzer & Co. of Des Moines between October 26-29, found that President Trump was leading former Vice President Joe Biden in Iowa by seven points, 48%-41%, a huge change, considering that in September, the same pollsters found the two candidates were tied at 47%.

“It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points,” the Des Moines Register noted, adding, “J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., said while men are more likely to support Trump and women to support Biden, the gender gap has narrowed, and independents have returned to supporting the president, a group he won in 2016.”

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