Mike Huckabee looking at ‘trend of support’ to make 2016 decision

Published April 9, 2014 4:00am ET



Ten days ago, a poll by WPA Opinion Research showed former Arkansas Gov. and 2008 Republican primary runner-up Mike Huckabee tied for the lead of the 2016 GOP race. Now, another survey, this one by Suffolk University, shows Huckabee at the front of the pack, this time in Iowa, the state that will kick off the caucus and primary process.

With a field so crowded, it doesn’t take a huge level of support to be at the top. In the Suffolk poll, Huckabee is the choice of 11 percent of Iowa Republicans. Sen. Rand Paul and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are next, each with ten percent. Sen. Ted Cruz and Dr. Ben Carson are tied at nine percent. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is at seven percent. And six potential candidates — Rep. Paul Ryan, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Sen. Marco Rubio, former Sen. Rick Santorum and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — are tied at six percent.

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