Out presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has surged to second place in Iowa according to the latest Iowa State University/Civiqs poll. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is in first place.
20 percent of likely caucus-goers support Buttigieg; 28 percent support Warren. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) ranked third and former Vice President Joe Biden came in fourth.
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The poll continually surveys the same pool of voters each month to get a view of how opinions change about candidates and allegiances shift. Last month, Buttigieg was in fourth place while Biden and Sanders tied for second.
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The poll also asks who voters do not want to win the nomination. Biden and Sanders topped the list while Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) came in third. The Congresswoman, who had to immediately apologize to the LGBTQ community for her previous involvement with her father’s viciously anti-LGBTQ ministry, was indirectly accused of being a “Russian asset” by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week.
Iowa is the first state to hold a primary election, which gives it outsized importance. Candidates want a good showing there to prove to voters in other states that they are a viable candidate.
A Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll released this week found that 18% of likely Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa support former Vice President Joe Biden, 17% support Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and 13% support Buttigieg.
