Clinton, Carson top votes in new Iowa State University/WHO-HD poll, with weeks to go before the Iowa
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Clinton, Carson top votes in new Iowa State University/WHO-HD poll, with weeks to go before the Iowa Caucuses
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AMES, Iowa – If the Iowa Caucuses were held this month, 27.2 percent of Republicans likely to attend would support Ben Carson, and 49.5 percent of Democrats likely to attend would favor Hillary Clinton. That’s according to a new Iowa State University/WHO-HD caucus poll out today.
Respondents who said they would probably attend the Democratic caucuses were asked, “If you had to decide today, which of the candidates seeking the nomination for president would be your first choice?” After Clinton, Bernie Sanders came in a distant second (27.8 percent), “don’t know” third (13.7 percent) and “other” fourth (6.3 percent).
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ISU political scientists weigh in
“The contest for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination delegates in Iowa seems to have settled down to being in Hillary Clinton’s favor, barring some major personal or policy issue arising between now and Feb. 1,” said Mack Shelley, University Professor and chair of political science and professor of statistics. “Another consideration for the Democratic caucuses is that it’s not clear at this time whether there could be a surge of support from younger, and particularly first-time, potential caucus attenders, who are likely to support Bernie Sanders. If the Sanders campaign can galvanize young voters and have a strong organization on the ground to get their supporters to the caucuses, the results may look different on Feb. 1.”
Political Science Professor James McCormick concurred.
................Honesty wins
Survey respondents chose “honest and trustworthy” (38 percent) as the leading trait they seek when deciding to support a presidential candidate, followed by “takes strong stands” (20.8 percent), “cares about people” (17 percent) and “has the right experience” (16 percent). The least frequently selected reason for choosing a candidate, other than “don’t know” (3.7 percent) was whether or not the candidate “can win the election” at 10.7 percent.
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***Note the paragraph entitles "Honesty wins"
"Survey respondents chose “honest and trustworthy” (38 percent) as the leading trait they seek when deciding to support a presidential candidate,...." and nearly 50% chose CLINTON. All these months of calling her a liar did not work!!!
She has been in Iowa a lot--interacted with people face to face during her listening tours and smaller town halls. Her strategy worked.
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around here. 
You'd think he hates Hillary!
Quite the opposite!
................Honesty wins
Survey respondents chose “honest and trustworthy” (38 percent) as the leading trait they seek when deciding to support a presidential candidate, followed by “takes strong stands” (20.8 percent), “cares about people” (17 percent) and “has the right experience” (16 percent). The least frequently selected reason for choosing a candidate, other than “don’t know” (3.7 percent) was whether or not the candidate “can win the election” at 10.7 percent.
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Read more: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2015/11/25/caucussurvey
***Note the paragraph entitles "Honesty wins"
"Survey respondents chose “honest and trustworthy” (38 percent) as the leading trait they seek when deciding to support a presidential candidate,...." and nearly 50% chose CLINTON. All these months of calling her a liar did not work!!!
She has been in Iowa a lot--interacted with people face to face during her listening tours and smaller town halls. Her strategy worked.
That someone like Carson would be a front-runner is mind-boggling.
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