Beltway Confidential

Thoughts on preliminary Republican numbers from Iowa

By Michael Barone
Published February 2, 2016 2:10am ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Thoughts on preliminary Republican numbers from Iowa
The early numbers suggest that Donald Trump indeed attracted many people who were not caucus-goers in the past, and that he attracted them well before this month, as late deciders apparently went more for Marco Rubio than Ted Cruz. (AP Photo)

On Fox News, Martha McCallum has just put up some preliminary numbers from the entrance poll. They are somewhat good news for Donald Trump, but very good news for Marco Rubio, or at least for the possibility that Rubio will far exceed the 11 percent he was getting in the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls on Jan. 23.

Evangelical Christians: Cruz 26 percent, Trump 21 percent, Rubio 21 percent.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Commentary Donald Trump Iowa Marco Rubio Michael Barone OpinionDigest Ted Cruz