Posted on 09/29/2015 3:59:41 PM PDT by Steelfish
- The Washington Times - Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Donald Trump Leads Ben Carson By 5 Points In North Carolina: Poll
Businessman and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is leading the rest of the Republican field in North Carolina and holds a 5-point advantage over No. 2 Ben Carson, according to a poll released Tuesday. Mr. Trump was at 26 percent in the poll from the Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling (PPP), followed by Mr. Carson, the retired neurosurgeon, at 21 percent. .Next was former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina at 12 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida at 10 percent, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 9 percent, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 6 percent, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 5 percent and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at 4 percent. Mr. Trump had been at 24 percent in a poll released in August. Mr. Carson, who had been at 14 percent, has edged closer since then, increasing his support by 7 points. Support for Ms. Fiorina went up 6 points, from 6 percent.
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How is Carson even in the race? Other than being a successful surgeon what has he done?
I can’t believe that Carson is being taken seriously. This guy didn’t want to attack Al Qaeda after 9/11. Do we really want a guy who would let 3,000 Americans be murdered by Islamists and not go after them with the military? IMHO he should not be anywhere near the Oval Office.
As Commander-in-Chief he’ll be able to lead some great medics into the battlefield.
Agree.
Nice fellow, but what executive experience does he bring to bear?
Trump has executive experience in spades, and that is what is needed in the Oval Office.
I have had enough of lawyers and professionals politicians running things.
Why is Carson so close to Trump???
Something is not right.
Nothing
Lots of stupid low info voters who only see “not a politician” and “not mean”, yet don’t actually pay attention to the Leftist things he’s saying, are the people who make up Carson’s constituency.
Saying so, does not make it so......Trump is way ahead.
It is odd, even though Carson is a likeable guy.
The lamestream media could be fabricating the numbers, or it could be based on what I said in post 8.
He is a gun grabber can’t believe NC would vote for this
Quinnipiac Sept. 24 National Poll
Carson 49% Clinton 42%
Bush 44% Clinton 42%
Fiorina 44% Clinton 43%
Trump 43% Clinton 45%
Florida Poll Sept. 23
Carson 51.7% Clinton 39.5%
Rubio 50.4% Clinton 42.2%
Bush 49.1% Clinton 40.9%
Trump 45.9% Clinton 44.5%
Elon University National Poll Sept. 21
Carson 53% Clinton 41%
Bush 46% Clinton 43%
Clinton 48% Trump 41%
I think Carson’s refusal to back down when he landed in front of the politically-correct express (Muslim) got him a lot of support.
This is who the GOPee is pushing right now, they pushed all the others and now Carson...
I don’t think they will push Cruz, I think Cruz and Trump have something up their sleeves (besides their arms) and I think after this next debate you will see it come out....
Why not give back and volunteer at Walter Reed.
I think he’s dull. Now if I was a surgeon, or a medical student, I might like his company.
It's called PPP - Public Policy Polling - a far far left radical polling group, and their only interest in any Republican poll is to push their agenda. It would appear their agenda here is to minimize Trump by puffing up Carson.
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