Sens. Ted Cruz, Texas, and Marco Rubio, Fla., are the only two GOP presidential candidates to see any uptick in support following the Iowa caucuses, according to Morning Consult’s latest national survey of Republican voters.
Both 2016 hopefuls rose just slightly, gaining less than five percentage points each, after their performance in the first-in-the-nation voting state. Cruz, who finished first in Iowa’s Republican caucus and carried eight delegates, has jumped from 12 percent to 14 percent since Feb.1, while Rubio, who finished third Monday night, has risen four percentage points and now stands at 12 percent.
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Meanwhile, billionaire Donald Trump, has dropped from 41 to 38 percent following his second-place finish in the caucuses. With the exception of businesswoman Carly Fiorina, who’s gone from 1 to 3 percent, every other candidate remained the same or saw a decline in their support.
Cruz and Rubio have both carried their momentum into New Hampshire, which is set to hold its primary next Tuesday, Feb. 9, and where several candidates are hoping to gain steam heading into South Carolina and the later voting states. According to the latest RealClearPolitics state-level polling average, Trump currently dominates his Republican rivals in New Hampshire at 33 percent support, while Cruz and Rubio, the remaining two first-term senators, are polling within a single percentage point of each other and battling for second place.
On the Democratic side, the Morning Consult survey shows both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders increasing their support by one percentage point each. Clinton, who declared victory in Iowa, rose from 50 to 51 percent, while Sanders went from 34 to 35 percent. However, Sanders continues to lead Clinton in New Hampshire by nearly 20 percentage points — 55 to 38 percent, according to RCP.
The Morning Consult survey of 1508 registered U.S. voters was conducted from Feb. 2-3. Results contain a margin of error plus or minus 3 percent.
