Rubio, Cruz get polling bump from Iowa

Sens Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) have gained support since the Iowa caucuses, according to a new national Morning Consult poll released Wednesday. 

Support for Rubio increased to 12 percent in a Morning Consult poll taken Feb. 2-3. In the same poll taken from Jan. 29 to Feb 1, Rubio garnered 8 percent support. 

{mosads}Cruz, who won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, also saw a slight bump, with his support rising from 12 percent to 14 percent.

Donald Trump, who finished second in Iowa despite leading polls of the race, suffered a slight drop in the Morning Consult survey. While he polled at 41 percent in late January, he registered at 38 percent in the latest poll.

On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders, who finished in a virtual tie with rival Hillary Clinton in Iowa’s Democratic caucuses, saw only a 1 percent gain in support, to 35 percent.

Clinton’s support, meanwhile, rose from 50 percent to 51 percent. 

The poll was conducted from Feb. 2-3 with 1,508 registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

This story was updated on Feb. 4 after Morning Consult released corrected poll results.