Iowa Rep’s Would Pick Trump Over DeSantis, 55-39% in a Two Candidate Race; Say Trump a Stronger Leader, More Able to Beat Biden, Gets Things Done
Hawkeye State Republican Caucus Go’ers Support State Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks, Oppose Additional Aid to Ukraine, Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Living in U.S.
79-19% – Trump was Just Exercising his Right to Contest Election After 2020 Vote
“In Iowa, where Donald Trump finished second to Ted Cruz in 2016, the former President has a 24-point advantage, 44-20%, over his nearest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in an early New York Times/Siena College poll of likely Iowa Republican Caucus voters,” said Siena College Research Institute Director Don Levy.
“Senator Tim Scott, viewed favorably by 69% of voters – nearly as many as view Trump favorably, 71% – finishes in third place with 9% of the vote. Vivek Ramaswamy at 5%, Nikki Haley at 4% and former Vice President Mike Pence with a negative favorability rating, 46-50%, at 3% round out the candidates polling above the 1% mark,” Levy said.
“If Iowa voters could only choose between Trump and DeSantis, the former President leads his rival by 55-39%. Iowa voters say that Trump more so than DeSantis is a strong leader, gets things done and is more able to beat President Joe Biden. DeSantis, viewed favorably by 77%, is seen by Iowa caucus voters as more moral than Trump and as more likeable,” Levy said.
“Iowa Republican caucus voters oppose providing additional economic and military support to Ukraine, 60-36%, and an immigration reform bill providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the United States, 57-40%. They support a state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, 59-35%,” Levy said.
“The poll was completed just as former President Trump was indicted for efforts to overturn the 2020 election but among these Iowa Republicans, 76% say that he was just exercising his right to contest the election while 19% say he went so far that he threatened American democracy,” Levy said.
