Trump Holds ‘Commanding’ Lead Over GOP Field in Iowa, Crucial Poll Shows

More than half of likely Iowa caucus voters now back former President Donald Trump in the presidential primary as he continues to widen his lead over his Republican rivals, according to the gold standard poll for the state. Trump’s 51% support in the Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll marks an 8-percentage point gain since the last survey in October, and he’s now 32 points ahead of second-place Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor who’s polling at just 19%, a 3-point gain in two months. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is in...