Poll: Iowa Republicans Side with Obamas After Huckabee's Beyoncé Attack
Sixty-one percent of likely GOP caucus-goers say the former Arkansas governor's comments were out of line.
Singer Beyonce performs on stage during a concert in the Rock in Rio Festival on September 13, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Iowans may or may not like Beyoncé, but their opinion on one issue involving the singer is clear in a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll: Mike Huckabee crossed a line when he suggested that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were bad parents for allowing their daughters to listen to her music.
Still, 40 percent of likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers said they agreed with Huckabee's characterization of Beyoncé's music as “mental poison,” according to the poll. Thirty-eight percent said Huckabee “went too far” with his criticism of the singer, while 22 percent said they were unsure.