Scott Walker slipping in Iowa

I am delighted to see that Iowa, the state of my birth more than a few years ago, now has Dr. Ben Carson in second place among the GOP candidates in the latest CNN poll. Dr, Carson exudes the kind of sense of humor and personal grace that I remember Iowans as having. Unfortunately, Donald Trump remains far out in front.







Allahpundit writes at Hot Air,

As for Walker, the bad poll news continues. He lost the most ground of anyone at the debate across various polls this week and now he’s slipped to single digits in Iowa, a state where he was polling at around 20 percent and leading the field less than a month ago. Trumpmania and, to a lesser extent, Carsonmania have hurt him, and if Cruz has a breakout debate performance in him (as pretty much everyone assumes), he could end up chasing Cruzmania before too long. His decline is the biggest story of this poll, I think, just because he’s the only top-tier candidate for whom Iowa is a must-win. He was born there, he leads a midwestern state, he’s got sterling evangelical credentials — he should be the favorite. If he disappoints, what other early states does he win?

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