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Carson Overtakes Trump in Iowa
The end of the week is often a time to catch up on things, and this morning brings us some catching-up. Leading off is an article that could significantly alter the Republican nomination fight – a second poll released today shows retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has passed businessman Donald Trump in the key early state of Iowa. From The Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Carson surges to 9-point lead; Trump slides
Donald Trump is the biggest loser in the new Iowa Poll.
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Ben Carson Begins First TV Ads in Key States
Ben Carson’s surging campaign will begin airing two television ads in key early voting states on Friday, NBC News has learned.
The $500,000 ad buy will air in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada, and includes themes centered on Carson’s history as a doctor and status as an outsider in the 2016 race.
Read More >>Pro-Carson super PACs join forces
Two super PACs supporting Ben Carson announced on Thursday plans to merge, with the aim of becoming an “unparalleled powerful force” in boosting the Republican presidential candidate.
Read More >>Carson zooms past Trump in Iowa, second poll shows Read more
Ben Carson has a nine percentage-point lead on Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll out Friday.
In the poll — the second this week to find the retired neurosurgeon moving ahead of the billionaire real estate mogul — Carson leads with 28 percent of likely Republican caucus goers, followed by Trump at 19 percent.
Read More >>CNBC Sets Lineups for Republican Debates Next Week
CNBC has set the stages for the Republican presidential debate next Wednesday.
The 6 p.m. undercard will feature Rick Santorum, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, George Pataki and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. They will be relegated to the early slot because their average national poll numbers in the last five weeks are below 2.5 percent.
Read More >>Carson overtakes Trump in Iowa poll
Ben Carson has knocked Donald Trump off of the top spot in Iowa for the first time since July, according to a new poll.
The Quinnipiac University poll has Carson at 28 percent support, with Trump following at 20 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers. Last month, a Quinnipiac poll showed Trump on top by a 6 percent margin.
Read More >>New Hampshire Poll Yields 2016 Insights
Bloomberg Politics paired with St. Anselm College to conduct a poll on the state of the 2016 presidential campaign in New Hampshire. Two separate articles in Bloomberg, one focused on Democrats, another on Republicans, provide important insights into where the race for each party’s nomination stands:
No Groundswell for Biden in New Hampshire: Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm Poll
Vice President Joe Biden trails the two leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination by more than 25 points each in New Hampshire and would ... Read More >>