A pollster for the super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump says ex-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is surging in Iowa and New Hampshire after last week's first presidential debate while Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) holds steady in a distant second place.
Tony Fabrizio, who is polling for MAGA Inc., released a memo obtained by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday finding Haley with double-digit support in Iowa and statistically tied with DeSantis in New Hampshire. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, meanwhile, won last Wednesday's debate, according to the poll.Trump skipped the debate in favor of an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, citing his lead over the GOP field.
It also contradicts a poll commissioned by the DeSantis campaign that found him closing the gap on Trump in Iowa, particularly in a head-to-head matchup. The poll, taken Aug. 25-28, surveyed 500 likely caucusgoers or primary voters in each state, home to the first two contests of the GOP's 2024 nominating calendar.
Sixty-eight percent of DeSantis supporters and 90% of Haley supporters in New Hampshire, for example, said they may vote for someone else.
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