GOP race: Three polls, three states, three leaders

A new set of polls from the website Morning Consult reflects the scrambled nature of the Republican presidential race.

Surveys show different leaders in the early Republican contest states of Iowa (Scott Walker), New Hampshire (Jeb Bush), and South Carolina (native son Lindsey Graham).

No candidate pulls more than 18% in any of the three states.

"Republican voters in three key early nominating states are deeply divided," reports Morning Consult, and the GOP race at this early point has "no clear front-runner."

In Iowa, which opens the race with caucuses in early February, Walker -- the governor of neighboring Wisconsin -- leads with 19%.

Bush, the former governor of Florida, is tied for second in Iowa at 10% along with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. They are followed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (7%), New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (6%), retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson (6%), and businessman  Donald Trump (5%).

In New Hampshire, which hosts the first primary of the campaign, Bush leads Walker by 14% to 10%, says the Morning Consult survey. Paul is third in New Hampshire with 9%, followed by Rubio and Trump with 8% each.

South Carolina, site of the first southern primary, has a home field factor.

Graham, the state's senior senator, leads among South Carolina Republicans with 14%. He is followed by Carson (12%), Bush (11%), and Walker (10%), according to Morning Consult.