Sen. Joni Ernst doesn't rule out endorsing Trump, but calls Nikki Haley 'a great candidate'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "We'll see the margin, I guess I am assuming that President Trump wins, but it could be any one of these fantastic candidates," she said.
51% : Trump has a nearly 30-point lead in the final NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll before Monday's caucuses.
50% : In an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press," Ernst also said when asked about former United Nations Amb.
47% : But again, Kristen, I'm not going to tip my hand to who I might be supporting.
45% : "Asked whether she plans to endorse whichever candidate emerges as the winner after the Iowa caucuses, Ernst said, "it'll depend, I have gone round and round in my mind," and acknowledged that Trump is the front-runner in the race thus far.
43% : "Ernst went on to say that nearly all the candidates have reached out to her for her endorsement, but she did not rule out endorsing Trump if he wins the nomination.
38% : The new NBC News/Des Moines Register poll found that the majority of likely Republican caucusgoers said they will vote for Trump in the general election if he wins the GOP nomination, but nearly half of Haley's supporters in Iowa said they would vote for Biden over Trump in a general election matchup.
13% : "Pressed again on whether she would endorse Trump if he wins the Iowa caucuses, Ernst repeated her refusal to weigh in, but indicated she had made up her mind on who she would caucus for.

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