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The poll of
likely caucus-goers in Iowa, which in February 2016 will hold
the first contest in the Republican presidential nomination
process, Cruz had the support of 24 percent.
That marked a jump from the 10 percent of caucus-goers who
supported Cruz in October and 9 percent in August. Trump was in
second place with 19 percent, followed by Marco Rubio with 17
percent and Ben Carson at 13 percent.
Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, has benefited from a decline in
support for Carson. Both Republicans have a strong base of
support with evangelical voters, who make up a large bloc among
likely caucus-goers in Iowa.
But Carson has seen his poll numbers drop amid missteps in some
of his comments about national security in the aftermath of the
attacks in San Bernardino, California and Paris.
As recently as October, Carson was leading in the Monmouth poll,
with the support of 32 percent of caucus-goers. In August, he
was tied with Trump at 23 percent.
The poll surveyed 425 likely Iowa caucus-goers and has a margin
of error of plus or minus 4.8 percent.
(Reporting by Alana Wise; Editing by Alan Crosby)
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