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# Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Surge in New Iowa Poll

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## Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News


Aug 31, 2015 10:26 AM UTC

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and businessman Donald Trump — the two biggest anti-establishment candidates in the Democratic and Republican presidential primary fields, respectively — have seen their support surge, according to a new survey of voters likely to participate in the Iowa caucuses.

In [the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll](http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2015/08/29/iowa-poll-democrats-august/71387664/), Sanders is now polling just seven points behind Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton, nearly doubling his share of the vote since [the last survey was conducted in May](http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/06/01/iowa-poll-democrats-hillary-clinton-controversies/28279617/).

Sanders takes 30 percent support, while Clinton draws 37 percent, marking the first time she’s dropped below 50 percent in the poll…

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