That’s what one pollster calls South Carolina U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s political rise in Iowa, where he is moving up the polls and, it appears, eroding support for No. 2 GOP presidential candidate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
A poll conducted by J.L. Partners for Great Britain’s Daily Mail shows former President Donald Trump far ahead of his rivals, with the backing of 43 percent of Republican caucus-goers in the Hawkeye State. That’s up 2 percentage points since April. It’s also no surprise. Trump is crushing his opponents in just about every poll out there.
What is of note is DeSantis’ diminishing support in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. The poll shows the Florida governor at 17 percent, down from 26 percent in April.
Meanwhile, Scott has seen his political fortunes rise in Iowa, polling at 11 percent in the latest Daily Mail survey. He’s climbed 10 points since April when he was barely registering.