IA-Quinnipiac: Bush way behind in 7th place, while Walker leads

[Tender Branson]

A new Quinnipiac poll in Iowa finds Gov. Scott Walker with a big early lead in the Republican Caucus, with a four-way scramble for second place and Gov. Jeb Bush way back in seventh place with 5%.

Walker leads with 21%, followed by Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Marco Rubio at 13%, Sen. Ted Cruz at 12%, Mike Huckabee at 11%, Ben Carson at 7% and Bush at 5%. No other candidate is above 3%.

http://politicalwire.com/2015/05/06/walker-leads-bush-trails-way-behind-in-iowa

[Landslide Lyndon]

Has Walker actually campaigned in Iowa or his first place is largely because he is more well known as the governor of a neighboring state?

[Mr. Morden]

Has Walker actually campaigned in Iowa or his first place is largely because he is more well known as the governor of a neighboring state?

He's made 5 trips to Iowa since Jan. 1, 2013:

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2015/04/27/ted-cruz-rick-perry-vie-for-iowa-supremacy

ETA: Regarding name recognition in Iowa, if we use PPP's favorability #s as a guide, yes, Walker is better known in Iowa than he is nationwide.  But still, not the most well known candidate in the group (that would be Huckabee), and really about as well known as folks like Cruz, Perry, and Rubio:

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_IA_42815.pdf

[Mr. Morden]

Full results:

[Poll conducted Apr. 25 - May 4.]

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/iowa/release-detail?ReleaseID=2223

Walker 21%
Paul 13%
Rubio 13%
Cruz 12%
Huckabee 11%
Carson 7%
Bush 5%
Christie 3%
Perry 3%
Fiorina 2%
Kasich 2%
Santorum 2%
Jindal 1%
Graham 0%

[Mr. Morden]

Who leads among…?
very conservative: Walker
somewhat conservative: Walker
moderates: Paul

fav/unfav % among likely GOP caucus-goers:

Rubio 69/9% for +60%
Walker 59/11% for +48%
Carson 53/9% for +44%
Cruz 59/19% for +40%
Huckabee 64/27% for +37%
Paul 59/23% for +36%
Jindal 45/9% for +36%
Santorum 56/28% for +28%
Perry 51/30% for +21%
Fiorina 26/8% for +18%
Kasich 20/8% for +12%
Bush 39/45% for -6%
Graham 15/37% for -22%
Christie 32/56% for -24%

[IceSpear]

Ouch for Jeb, in both support and favorability. I wonder if he'll end up skipping Iowa.

[Ebsy]

Ouch for Jeb, in both support and favorability. I wonder if he'll end up skipping Iowa.

"Governor, I served with John McCain. I knew John McCain. JohnMcCain was a friend of mine. Governor, you're no John McCain."