National Poll Surprise! Cruz Tops Trump

Conservative Review ^ | February 17, 2016

[SoConPubbie]

In an NBC/WSJ poll released today, Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump by two points nationally.

Cruz has 28 percent to Trump’s 26 percent. Rubio is third with 17 percent, followed by Kasich at 11, Carson at 10, and Bush in last place at 4 percent.

“The results from the poll -- conducted after Trump's victory in New Hampshire, as well as after Saturday's GOP debate in South Carolina -- are a significant reversal from last month, when Trump held a 13-point lead over Cruz, 33 percent to 20 percent.”

Donald Trump has polled first in 31 consecutive national polls since November, when Dr. Ben Carson briefly led Mr. Trump. Cruz’s lead over Trump comes a surprise given recent polling in South Carolina. Mr. Trump currently leads Ted Cruz by double digits there, with the South Carolina primary taking place on Saturday.

Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who conducted this survey, says Trump's drop could signal being “right on top of a shift in the campaign.”

“When you see a number this different, it means you might be right on top of a shift in the campaign. What you don't know yet is if the change is going to take place or if it is a momentary 'pause' before the numbers snap back into place.”

In hypothetical one-on-one matchups, the NBC/WSJ national poll shows Trump behind both Cruz (56 percent to 40 percent) and Rubio (57 percent to 41 percent).

[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams " Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." - John Quincy Adams

[SoConPubbie]

    CRUZ or LOSE!

[Las Vegas Ron]

Surprise hell, this is the 10th thread!

[Lagmeister]

Can we go for an even dozen posts of the same exact frickin’ poll? Yes we can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GilGil]

This is what this bogus poll is all about.

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/02/17/three-strikes-third-time-this-campaign-season-nbcwsj-caught-promoting-agenda-polls/

[Helicondelta]

[patriot08]

Lose with Cruz

[conejo99]

“When you see a number this different, it means” you fell on the short side of the 95% probability of being within 4.9%,
I hope this is true but I think it’s just an outlier.

[Windflier]

I wonder what’s the over/under on how many Cruzers are going to post this today?

[mac_truck]

Nobody with any intelligence believes this poll...

[driftdiver]

Dump Trump

[be-baw]

Great quotes, but after all this time I think most folks are skimming past them. Kind of like we do with commercials.

[WENDLE]

“This poll is contrived to push a narrative. It is a belly laugh knee slapping joke. Move on to SC ( 28%)and Nevada( 33%). Understand this. Trump is Wall Street’s worst nightmare BECAUSE he will STOP their foreign transfer of jobs and bring them back!! They will lose billions!! I DON’T CARE!! I love AMERICANS . I love American workers. They are trying to make it here. They have children they want to educate in them college. SCREW WALL STREET.”

[PJBankard]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3398474/posts

[House Atreides]

This is STUNNING news! :&)

[ripnbang]

Last I saw, 110.

[WENDLE]

Cruz was not born here. He cannot be president. He cannot be anything after today.

[Enlightened1]

This is a poll for the weak wobbly minded voter in South Carolina. A Hail Mary Pass from the Establishment Media to stop Trump.

Nevertheless, expect another poll on Friday from the same people saying Trump will win. They will do this to maintain their credibility and say this was just an anomaly poll.

You have one poll while every other poll has Trump dominating South Carolina. He has the same lead or a bigger lead in South Carolina than he had in New Hampshire.

Trump also leads in Independents and even cross over Democrats.

Trump has thousands at almost all his rallies while Cruz is lucky if he gets 200.

I say lets revisit this poll Sunday.

LOL! Got to love the desperation from the Establishment that’s in panic mode.

 

[Mad Dawgg]

"Nobody with any intelligence believes this poll..."

I tend not to believe ANY polls. Too many times they have been outright wrong for months and then when the election is a few days away they suddenly change and get much closer to right.

[PJBankard]

Outliar Poll.