Carson Surges Past Trump in Iowa

A new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll in Iowa finds Ben Carson taking the lead over Donald Trump in the GOP presidential race, 28% to 19%.

Key findings: “Even Carson’s most controversial comments — about Muslims, Hitler and slavery — are attractive to likely Republican caucusgoers. The poll shows just two perceived weaknesses: his lack of foreign policy experience and his research using fetal tissue during his medical career.”

Ted Cruz was in third at 10%, followed by Marco Rubio at 9%, Jeb Bush at 5%, Rand Paul at 5% and Carly Fiorina at 4%.