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Iowa is a crucial state for any Republican presidential hopeful looking to become the nominee. Here are some important takeaways from the new Quinnipiac University survey for May.

1) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is on top: He leads the Iowa Republican Caucus with 21 percent of likely caucus participants. Though he is the clear leader in May, he did have 25 percent in the same February poll.

New Iowa poll: Scott Walker leads, Jeb Bush in 7th place

The latest Iowa polling numbers are great news for Scott Walker, and terrible news for Jeb Bush.

The Wisconsin governor retains his advantage among Iowa Republican caucus-goers, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, with 21 percent of likely participants saying they would vote for him if the caucus were held today.

Maybe his last name isn’t such a liability, after all.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush leads the GOP presidential field according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll. Bush was the first pick of 23 percent of the 251 Republican primary voters surveyed.

G.O.P. Hopefuls Now Aiming to Woo the Middle Class

The last three men to win the Republican nomination have been the prosperous son of a president (George W. Bush), a senator who could not recall how many homes his family owned (John McCain of Arizona; it was seven) and a private equity executive worth an estimated $200 million (Mitt Romney).

Senators Running for President Face a Delicate Balancing Act

After Senator Marco Rubio announced his campaign for president in Miami last month, he did not catch the next plane to Iowa or New Hampshire. Instead, he raced back to Washington to attend a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting on a bill giving Congress the power to weigh in on any nuclear deal President Obama reaches with Iran.

Home News Politics Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul closest Republicans to Hillary Clinton in Iowa

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leads a host of Republicans in head-to-head match-ups in the early presidential state of Iowa by between 2 and 7 points, with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky coming closest to the 2016 Democratic frontrunner.

The rapid growth of the GOP presidential field is causing major headaches for party bosses ahead of a primary debate season that begins this summer.

The dilemma for Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, is stark: If the declared field grows to 18 or 20 candidates, as now looks plausible, how can those numbers be winnowed in a way that seems fair and reasonable rather than arbitrary and undemocratic?