“The latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows 53% of Iowans now have a favorable view of the former Republican president.” The poll was commmissioned by the Des Moines register on the Eve of a Trump fundraising rally in Iowa,” reports the Des Moines Register.
“The numbers come as Trump begins to reengage with the state that is expected to kick off the 2024 presidential nominating process for Republicans. And they show favorable feelings for him have not waned in his absence…Trump will return to Iowa Saturday for the first time since the 2020 election, holding a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. It’s his most overt entrée back into Iowa politics, but he’s also made quieter overtures in recent months that would help lay the groundwork for a potential caucus campaign, should he choose to run.”
“But there is a split among men and women. Though a majority of men — 61% — view him favorably, a majority of women — 52% — view him unfavorably…At a time when Iowans’ favorable feelings for Trump have reached new heights, favorable feelings toward Trump’s 2020 and potentially 2024 election opponent, Joe Biden, have reached new lows. Thirty-seven percent of Iowans have favorable feelings toward the president, and 61% have unfavorable feelings, his worst marks in seven Iowa Polls dating to 2012.”