A poll of likely 2020 Iowa Caucusgoers sponsored by Rural America which also shows how potential candidates have trended since September.

Joe Biden is clearly leading the pack by a substantial margin. Clustered at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are Benie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke, and Amy Klobuchar. If there is a key takeaway is that Beto O’Rourke and Amy Klobuchar have suddenly showed up smack in the middle of the radar screen in 2nd and 4th place having not even shown up in the poll in September. Other candidates showing up on the radar screen are Sherrod Brown, Michael Bloomberg, John Kerry, and Joe Delaney, all at low single digits. Undecideds are unusually low, now at 6%.

Other takeaways, Biden’s support has dropped 7%, while Sanders remains relatively flat. Warren’s support has collapsed in this poll relative to September while Harris and Booker have lost some ground.

In terms of favorability:

Biden, Warren, Sanders, and Kerry are broadly popular among Democratic caucus goers in Iowa, with positive ratings of 90%, 82%, 82%, and 78% respectively.

 Six other potential candidates receive favorability ratings over 50 percent: Booker (69%),O’Rourke (62%), Eric Holder (56%), Bloomberg (55%), Harris (54%), and Klobuchar (52%). What Iowa voters are looking for in a Dem candidate: Regarding desired characteristics of a Democratic Presidential candidate, Iowa Democratic caucus goers give the highest preferences to: someone known for making good judgments and working with and listening to others (94% absolutely critical or very important), someone who will re-establish American leadership in the fight against climate change (90%), someone who can heal the racial, ethnic and partisan divide (87%), and someone who will stand up for the middle class and address the high cost of living (85%). Iowa Democratic caucus goers also prefer a candidate who will stand up for the values and issues of rural America.  65% want a candidate who will help economic development in rural America. Also interesting to note is where 2016 Clinton and Sanders supporters are landing: A big chunk of Clinton and Sanders supporters have migrated to Biden, while 30% of Sanders supporters are sticking with him. Clinton supporters are also migrating towards O’Rourke, Klobuchar, Warren, Harris and Booker in that order. Some Sanders supporters have migrated towards O’Rourke/Warren, Harris, and Klobuchar, in that order.