Republican presidential hopeful and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is continuing to build off of momentum she’s been enjoying since late summer, tying Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for second place in an iteration of Iowa’s gold standard survey released on Monday.
The new Des Moines Register/NBC News poll still indicates that former President Donald Trump holds a sizable lead in the Hawkeye state, where the first primary contest of the 2024 season will be held on January 15.
But Haley’s 16% outstripped her base of support in a poll conducted by the same outlets in August by 10% and tied DeSantis, who lost 3% of his support.