Two recent polls show South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg surging to the lead in Iowa: the Monmouth poll released last week showing him with 22 percent support and especially this weekend’s widely respected Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll, in which he received 25 percent support. That’s a full nine points ahead of the candidate in second place, Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Buttigieg Surges In The Polls, But Trump Will Crush Him. Here’s Why
![Democratic presidential candidate, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg greets guests during a campaign stop on Sept. 22, 2019 in Waterloo, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Democratic presidential candidate, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg greets guests during a campaign stop on Sept. 22, 2019 in Waterloo, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)](https://images.dailycaller.com/image/width=960,height=411,fit=cover,f=auto/https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GettyImages-1176462738-e1571406037452.jpg)
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