Trump holds massive lead in Iowa 5 weeks from caucuses that kick off GOP race: poll - 1010 WCSI

Dec 11, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -8% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    86% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

28% Positive

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"Two weeks ago, Haley landed the backing of Americans for Prosperity Action, the political wing of the influential and deep-pocketed fiscally conservative network founded by the billionaire Koch Brothers."
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14% Conservative
"The former president stands at 51"
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-2% Liberal
"AFP Action has pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars and mobilize its formidable grassroots operation to boost Haley and help push the Republican Party past Trump.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom survey indicates multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and first time candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at 5"
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22% Conservative
"DeSantis, meanwhile, earlier this month fulfilled his goal of stopping in all of Iowa's 99 counties."
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14% Conservative
"DESANTIS STOPS IN ALL OF IOWA'S 99 COUNTIES, BUT WILL IT HELP HIM CLOSE THE GAP WITH TRUMP?Haley, who has enjoyed momentum in the polls in recent months, thanks in part to well-received performances in the first three GOP presidential primary debates, has leapfrogged DeSantis for second place in New Hampshire, which holds the first primary and votes second in the Republican nominating schedule, and her home state, which holds the first southern contest."
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14% Conservative
"DESANTIS STOPS IN ALL OF IOWA'S 99 COUNTIES, BUT WILL IT HELP HIM CLOSE THE GAP WITH TRUMP?Haley, who has enjoyed momentum in the polls in recent months, thanks in part to well-received performances in the first three GOP presidential primary debates, has leapfrogged DeSantis for second place in New Hampshire, which holds the first primary and votes second in the Republican nominating schedule, and her home state, which holds the first southern contest."
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14% Conservative
"Two weeks ago, Haley landed the backing of Americans for Prosperity Action, the political wing of the influential and deep-pocketed fiscally conservative network founded by the billionaire Koch Brothers."
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2% Conservative
"He has repeatedly been joined on the campaign trail in the Hawkeye State by popular Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who endorsed him in early November."
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12% Conservative
"TRUMP CAMPAIGN PREVIEWS 'EXTREMELY AGRESSIVE' PUSH IN IOWATrump's large double-digit lead in the survey is fueled in part by strong support of evangelical voters - who enjoy outsized influence in Iowa Republican politics - and likely first-time caucus goers."
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10% Conservative
"Trump's lead over the rest of the field of 2024 GOP nomination rivals - which has expanded by five points since October - is the largest recorded so close to a competitive Republican caucus in the history of the survey, which is considered by many to be the gold standard of Iowa caucus polling."
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6% Conservative
"As Fox News first reported last week, the Trump campaign said it was shifting into a higher gear in the final weeks leading up to the Iowa caucuses."
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4% Conservative
"The new poll in Iowa is also the latest to suggest that Trump supporters are more enthusiastic and committed to support their candidate than those backing the former president's GOP rivals."
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2% Conservative
"The poll also indicates former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at 1"
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0% Conservative
"The former president stands at 51"
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"The former president stands at 51"
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"WAS THE REAL WINNER SO FAR IN THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES THE GUY WHO DIDN'T SHOW UP?J. A Selzer, the pollster who has conducted the survey for the past three decades, pointed to the recent wiowing of the once large Republican presidential field and noted that the field may have shrunk, but it may have made Donald Trump even stronger."
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-4% Liberal
"He said there were close to 1,500-1,600 precinct captains throughout the state that, literally, their sole job is to run each individual caucus that takes place and making sure that the list of the targeted voters supporting President Trump show up."
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-4% Liberal
"We have an extremely aggressive operation and an extremely aggressive schedule, Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita told Fox News Digital.LaCivita previewed that the Trump campaign is plaing a slew of Iowa visits not only from the former president, but also from dozens of surrogates that are going to be storming the state campaigning... in every venue that has people."
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-8% Liberal
"We have an extremely aggressive operation and an extremely aggressive schedule, Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita told Fox News Digital.LaCivita previewed that the Trump campaign is plaing a slew of Iowa visits not only from the former president, but also from dozens of surrogates that are going to be storming the state campaigning... in every venue that has people."
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-8% Liberal
"Trump made history earlier this year as the first former or current president to be indicted for a crime, but his four indictments - including in federal court in Washington, D.C., and in Fulton County court in Georgia on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss - have only fueled his support among Republican voters."
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-12% Liberal
"Hutchinson remains in the 2024 race even after failing to make the stage at the past three Republican presidential nomination debates."
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-12% Liberal
"Former President Trump is expanding his already formidable lead in the state that leads off the Republican presidential nominating calendar, according to a new and highly reputable poll."
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-18% Liberal
"Also backing DeSantis was Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader, an influential social conservative organization in the state."
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-20% Liberal
"Trump's campaign said it was not taking anything for granted."
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-22% Liberal
"She also aims to make a fight of it in Iowa, where the new poll is the latest to suggest she is close to pulling even with DeSantis for second place."
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-22% Liberal
"Trump is aiming for a big victory next month in the caucuses to try and bring the nomination race to an early conclusion, so he can focus on a rematch with President Biden, who defeated him in the 2020 election."
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4% Conservative
"Trump is aiming for a big victory next month in the caucuses to try and bring the nomination race to an early conclusion, so he can focus on a rematch with President Biden, who defeated him in the 2020 election."
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4% Conservative
"DeSantis has repeatedly vowed he will pull off an upset by wiing Iowa."
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-32% Liberal
"Additionally, nearly three-quarters of Iowa Republicans who believe Trump can defeat Biden in next year's general election - despite the former president's numerous legal challenges - back Trump."
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4% Conservative
"Additionally, nearly three-quarters of Iowa Republicans who believe Trump can defeat Biden in next year's general election - despite the former president's numerous legal challenges - back Trump."
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Bias Meter

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Two weeks ago, Haley landed the backing of Americans for Prosperity Action, the political wing of the influential and deep-pocketed fiscally conservative network founded by the billionaire Koch Brothers.
49% : The former president stands at 51% support among those likely to take part in Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a distant second at 19%, and former ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley at 16%, according to the latest NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll.

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