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The New York Times reports:
Pete Buttigieg continues to surge in Iowa, leapfrogging Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to hold a commanding lead among likely Democratic caucusgoers, according to a new poll from The Des Moines Register. The poll showed that Mr. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., was the first choice for 25 percent of would-be Democratic caucusgoers, a significant increase from the 9 percent he held in September.
The support placed him far ahead of the rest of the field — with the other three top candidates in a virtual tie for second: Ms. Warren at 16 percent and Mr. Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders at 15 percent. The results are the latest evidence of Mr. Buttigieg’s strength in Iowa, where his moderate political views, plain-spoken style and military history have resonated in the early voting state.
NEW #IOWAPOLL:
Buttigieg: 25%
Warren: 16%
Biden: 15%
Sanders: 15%
Klobuchar: 6%
Booker: 3%
Gabbard: 3%
Harris: 3%
Steyer: 3%
Yang: 3%
Bloomberg: 2%
Bennet: 1%No other candidate polled above 0%. https://t.co/3k1E7HXWAD
— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) November 17, 2019
Pete Buttigieg surges to 25% in Iowa and is the clear leader among Democratic candidates in a new CNN/Des Moines Register poll https://t.co/M1IafdHc4v pic.twitter.com/NM8j2d7Fb6
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 17, 2019
A new Iowa poll shows Pete Buttigieg rocketing to first place, about 10 percentage points ahead of his closest Democratic rivals https://t.co/1r1ZjL1ZBO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 17, 2019
Tonight’s @DMRegister poll doesn’t just show @PeteButtigieg leading by 9 points; the #s show a depth of support rooted in the fact that more Iowa voters say his views are “about right” than they do for any other candidate. Buttigieg also has lowest unfavorable rating. 1/4
— Joel Benenson (@benensonj) November 17, 2019
When it comes to issues, @PeteButtigieg leads all candidates with having “political views” that “are about right” at 63%. That’s 8 points higher than Biden, 15 points higher than Warren and 26 points higher than Sanders. 2/4
— Joel Benenson (@benensonj) November 17, 2019
In addition to @PeteButtigieg’s 9-point lead overall, he leads all candidates when first and second choice are combined with 39%. Only Warren is within single digits of Pete on that metric (36%) and Sanders and Biden are both 11 points behind him. 3/4
— Joel Benenson (@benensonj) November 17, 2019
Favorable rating for @PeteButtigieg is 72 Fav/16 Unfav for net positive of +56. That net positive is 10 points better than Warren, +25 points over Biden, and 20 points better than Sanders. Pete is also the only candidate with fewer than 20% rating him unfavorably. 4/4
— Joel Benenson (@benensonj) November 17, 2019
Pete Buttigieg responds to new Iowa poll showing him in first place: “Starting with Labor Day, I felt a level of energy at the steak fry that told us that we had a chance to really connect.” pic.twitter.com/Gepa9tMwHk
— The Hill (@thehill) November 17, 2019