Donald Trump has regained his lead over Ben Carson in Iowa, after a shaky week that saw Carson eclipse Trump.
Trump has the support of 25 percent of Republican voters, while Carson has 23 percent, according to a new CNN/ORC poll of likely caucus participants the Hawkeye state released Friday. That still leaves Carson within the 4 percentage point margin of error in the poll.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came in third with 13 percent, followed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 11 percent, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 5 percent.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have 4 percent each, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has 3 percent, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul are tied at 2 percent. Just 3 percent had no opinion.
Likely GOP caucus-goers trust Trump most on issues such as the economy, illegal immigration, foreign policy, social issues and government programs. Voters gave Carson a slight edge when it came to who represents their values better, but 33 percent said Trump has the best chance of capturing 2016 election, compared to the 25 percent who chose Carson.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton tops Sen. Bernie Sanders, 55 percent to 37 percent, while former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley got 3 percent. Another 3 percent having no opinion.
The Iowa caucus is the first in the nation for the 2016 election cycle, and takes place Feb. 1.
The poll was conducted Oct. 29-Nov. 4, surveying 548 likely Republican caucus goers with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points and 498 likely Democratic caucus goers with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
