Trump catches Carson in Iowa poll

by TheHill.com - 11/06/15 8:20 AM ET

Donald Trump is back in the lead in Iowa, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll.

The real estate mogul wins 25 percent of likely Republican caucusgoers in the poll, compared to 23 percent for retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

{mosads}Those findings show a much closer race between the two candidates than did several recent surveys that put Carson several points ahead.

Still, half of Iowa GOP voters in the CNN poll released Friday are undecided on a candidate to support in the February caucuses. Twenty-seven percent have “definitely decided.”

The latest CNN survey in Iowa finds Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in third place, with 13 percent, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) following closely behind at 11 percent.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush follows at 5 percent, with former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal taking 4 percent each.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to lead Bernie Sanders, taking 55 percent to the Independent Vermont senator’s 37 percent in the latest CNN poll on Iowa.

The survey of 548 likely GOP caucusgoers was conducted Oct. 29 through Nov. 4 via landlines and cellphones with a margin of error of 4 points. The survey of 498 Democrats has a margin of error of 4.5 points.

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