Cruzbots may want to secure a box of Kleenex before reading this. Donald Trump is cruzing in Iowa, skyrocketing to an 11-point lead

Thomas MadisonJanuary 25, 2016

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Real estate mogul Donald Trump announces his bid for the presidency in the 2016 presidential race during an event at the Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in New York City on June 16, 2015. Trump, one of America's most flamboyant and outspoken billionaires, threw his hat into the race Tuesday for the White House, promising to make America great again. The 69-year-old long-shot candidate ridiculed the country's current crop of politicians and vowed to take on the growing might of China in a speech launching his run for the presidency in 2016. "I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he said from a podium bedecked in US flags at Trump Tower on New York's Fifth Avenue. The tycoon strode onto the stage after sailing down an escalator to the strains of "Rockin' In The Free World" by Canadian singer Neil Young after being introduced by daughter Ivanka. His announcement follows years of speculation that the man known to millions as the bouffant-haired host of American reality TV game show "The Apprentice" would one day enter politics. Trump identifies himself as a Republican, and has supported Republican candidates in the past. But in his announcement speech he did not explicitly say if he was running for the party's nomination or as an independent.AFP PHOTO/ KENA BETANCURKENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images

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My favorite pastime used to be football. That was then and this is now. Now my favorite pastime is pissing off Cruzbots!

Donald Trump has taken a double-digit lead in Iowa with only a week to go before the Iowa caucus, according to the most recent Fox News poll.

From what was a neck-and-neck race a week ago, Trump is dominating once again leading 34% to Cruz’s 23%, a miraculous turnaround. Cruz is losing New Hampshire even worse, down seventeen points to Trump, who is cruzing at 31% compared to Cruz’s 14%.

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With just a week to go until Iowa conducts it’s caucus, voters have swung into the “Trump Tent” rapidly, as evangelics have switched decisively to Trump.

According to the new Fox Polls, Trump is +11% in Iowa, confirming the trend reported by Zogby and CNN.

A lot has happened in the intervening two weeks. Fox Business Network hosted a Republican debate where Trump questioned Cruz’s eligibility to be president, and Cruz attacked Trump’s liberal “New York values.” On Tuesday, Gov. Terry Branstad urged his fellow Iowans to vote against Cruz because of his opposition to ethanol — and former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed Trump.

Republican pollster Daron Shaw says, “We tend to over-interpret every little thing in a presidential race, but here we actually have solid evidence Trump didn’t just win last week in Iowa — he won it by enough to put some distance between himself and Cruz.” Shaw conducts the Fox News Poll with Democratic pollster Chris Anderson.