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Donald Trump and the latest polling data, what does it mean for his campaign?

Donald Trump and the latest polling data, what does it mean for his campaign?
POLL WILL TELL US WHAT IOWANS THINK ABOUT THESE 10 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. AND JUST BEFORE THOSE RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED - FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL RETURN TO IOWA, TALKING WITH SUPPORTERS IN SIOUX CITY. HIS EVENT IS AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE SUNDAY AT 3-OH- CLOCK. vlog'S PEPPER PURPURA JOINS US NOW - WITH LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT THE NEW POLLING DATA COULD MEAN FOR DONALD TRUMP. PEPPER? STACEY, BEN - TRUMP HAS MAINTAINED HIS STATUS AS THE REPUBLICAN FRONT RUNNER. (áááPEPPERááá) THE LAST IOWA POLL RELEASED IN LATE AUGUST SHOWED THE FORMER PRESIDENT HELD A 23- PERCENTAGE POINT LEAD OVER FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, WHO IS SECOND IN THE POLL. BUT THIS TIME - THE POLL IS ASKING MORE THAN IF TRUMP IS LEADING. IT ALSO ASKS WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF HIS LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO MEASURING WHERE HE FALLS AMONGST THE CANDIDATES - THE REGISTER SAYS IT WILL "GAUGE LIKELY REPUBLICAN CAUCUS GOERS' THOUGHTS ON WHETHER TRUMP SHOULD CONTINUE TO LEAD THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND IF THEY BELIEVE HIS LEGAL CHALLENGES WILL HURT HIS ELECTABILITY." THE RESULTS OF THAT POLL WILL ONLY REFLECT ESTIMATES OF IOWA. TO WIN THE PARTY NOMINATION AND THE PRESIDENCY - HE WILL NEED SUPPORT FROM OTHER KEY STATES. vlog POLITICAL ANALYST DENNIS GOLDFORD SAYS EVEN IF TRUMP MAINTAINS HIS STRONGHOLD HERE - OTHER REGIONS COULD CAST DOUBT ON THE CAMPAIGN. <<"IOWA REPUBLICANS ARE A VERY DIFFERENT ELECTORATE FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS. IN AN EXIT POLL FROM THE 2016 REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES, SOMETHING LIKE 60 TO 64% SELF-IDENTIFIED AS CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS ... THEY STILL SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT NEW HAMPSHIRE IS NOT LIKE THAT. IT'S BEEN ESTIMATED THAT PERHAPS ONLY ABOUT 20% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS ARE CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICALS, WHICH MEANS IT'S A DIFFERENT PLAYING FIELD." >> CANDIDATES STILL HAVE ABOUT TWO MONTHS T
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Donald Trump and the latest polling data, what does it mean for his campaign?
Former President Donald Trump will visit Sioux City at 3 p.m. Sunday, one day before the Iowa Poll releases its latest data, some of which targets Trump and his leadership. The Des Moines Register reports they will release polling numbers for the following 10 presidential candidates on Monday at 5 a.m.Texas businessman Ryan BinkleyNorth Dakota Gov. Doug BurgumFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris ChristieFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantisFormer United Nations Ambassador Nikki HaleyFormer Arkansas Gov. Asa HutchinsonFormer Vice President Mike PenceEntrepreneur and author Vivek RamaswamySouth Carolina Sen. Tim ScottFormer President Donald TrumpThe poll is also tailoring some of their data to Donald Trump, the frontrunner preceding the new data. They said, "The poll also will gauge likely Republican caucusgoers' thoughts on whether Trump should continue to lead the Republican Party and if they believe his legal challenges will hurt his electability."Trump will also need to win other key states to ensure a party and presidential nomination. "Iowa Republicans are a very different electorate from New Hampshire Republicans," vlog political analyst Dennis Goldford said. "Iowa Republicans are overwhelmingly conservative evangelical Christians ... they still support Donald Trump for various reasons, but New Hampshire is not like that. It's been estimated that perhaps only about 20% of New Hampshire republicans are conservative evangelicals, which means it's a different playing field."Presidential candidates have about two more months to campaign before Republican caucuses in Iowa on Jan. 15.

Former President Donald Trump will visit Sioux City at 3 p.m. Sunday, one day before the Iowa Poll releases its latest data, some of which targets Trump and his leadership.

The reports they will release polling numbers for the following 10 presidential candidates on Monday at 5 a.m.

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  • Texas businessman Ryan Binkley
  • North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum
  • Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
  • Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley
  • Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson
  • Former Vice President Mike Pence
  • Entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy
  • South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott
  • Former President Donald Trump

The poll is also tailoring some of their data to Donald Trump, the frontrunner preceding the new data. They said, "The poll also will gauge likely Republican caucusgoers' thoughts on whether Trump should continue to lead the Republican Party and if they believe his legal challenges will hurt his electability."

Trump will also need to win other key states to ensure a party and presidential nomination.

"Iowa Republicans are a very different electorate from New Hampshire Republicans," vlog political analyst Dennis Goldford said. "Iowa Republicans are overwhelmingly conservative evangelical Christians ... they still support Donald Trump for various reasons, but New Hampshire is not like that. It's been estimated that perhaps only about 20% of New Hampshire republicans are conservative evangelicals, which means it's a different playing field."

Presidential candidates have about two more months to campaign before Republican caucuses in Iowa on Jan. 15.