Poll: Romney regains lead in Iowa
December 29, 2007
Poll: Romney regains lead in Iowa
Posted: 04:00 PM ET
A new poll shows Romney up front in Iowa.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Republican Mitt Romney has regained his lead over Mike Huckabee in Iowa, according to a new poll released Saturday — the first Hawkeye State survey in over a month to show the former Massachusetts governor in the No. 1 spot there.
According to the American Research Group poll, Romney leads Huckabee among likely Republican caucus goers by 9 percentage points, 32 percent to 23 percent. That represents a significant gain for Romney from a similar survey last week in which he registered 21 percent — then 2 points behind Huckabee. John McCain is the only other Republican to register double digits in the new poll at 11 percent.
But other recent GOP surveys have shown Huckabee in the lead. A Quad City Times poll conducted by Research 2000 released late Friday has Huckabee at 34 percent, with Romney 7 points back at 27 percent. Fred Thompson is the only other Republican to register double-digits in that poll with 11 percent.
In what seems to be more bad news for Huckabee, the poll suggests his support is the softest of any leading Republican — only 60 percent of his supporters say they will definitely choose him on caucus night. That compares to 85 percent for Romney, and 93 percent for McCain.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton holds a narrow lead over rivals Barack Obama and John Edwards. The New Yorker registers 31 percent among likely Democratic caucus goers. Obama and Edwards are both 7 points back at 24 percent. No other Democrat is in double-digits..
Other recent polls show the Democratic race in a statistical dead heat. The Quad City Times poll found Edwards and Obama at 29 percent, with Clinton at 28 percent.
The ARG poll was conducted December 26-28 and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The Quad City Times poll was conducted December 26-27 and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points
– CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
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