Via Real Clear Politics — here are the results for the latest Zogby poll of Iowa Republicans, a week and a half after the Ames straw poll:
Romney 33 (+14 versus May 15 poll)
Giuliani 14 (-4)
F. Thompson 12 (+3)
Huckabee 8 (+6)
McCain 6 (-12)
Brownback 4 (+2)
Tancredo 3 (nc)
Paul 3 (+3)
Undecided 14 (-8)
This is why Huckabee is not a frontrunner. Despite all the glowing press he’s received since the straw poll, despite a 6 point bounce, he’s still in single digits in the very state where he pulled off his dramatic “victory.” Where he goes from here will depend on whether he’s able to outlast the other lower-tier candidates, and what kind of strategy he has to pick up their supporters as well as a good chunk of the undecideds. But he’ll need money to do all that.
Romney’s position in Iowa looks strong, as Giuliani fades, Thompson drifts, and McCain circles the drain. These numbers will move as the candidates begin to spend more money, but Romney has to be pleased with where he stands.
2 Responses to “Iowa Poll: Solid Lead for Romney”
Which ones of the Dem. do you think Romney can beat in the general?
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McCain is behind Huckabee. I called his campaign dead a long time ago but this is spitting on the headstone.
Left by Matt Ortega
August 22, 2007 at 4:03pm