Trump Leads Haley With 48% in Iowa Poll Days Before Caucus
- DeSantis, banking on strong Iowa showing, slips to third place
- Survey is considered to be gold standard in Iowa polling
Donald Trump at the Hotel Fort Des Moines in Iowa on Jan. 13.
Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump heads into the Iowa caucuses Monday with a commanding 48% support in a closely watched poll that showed Nikki Haley moving into second place with 20%.
The results of the NBC News/Des Moines Register poll suggest further trouble for Ron DeSantis, who dropped to third place with 16%, two days before the nation’s first Republican nominating contest. The Florida governor is banking on a strong showing in Iowa to bolster his challenge to the former president.