Posted on 07/01/2015 7:23:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
What a difference a couple of announcements can make. First, former Governor Jeb Bush’s declaration that he is indeed running for President gave him the predictable bounce that most candidates normally get. Then the travesty of real estate developer/reality television star Donald Trump’s all-for-show announcement probably made some Republicans stare into the abyss and see a bona fide travesty. In any event, the newest Zogby Analytics Poll of 350 likely Republican primary/caucus voters nationwide has Mr. Bush in a solid first place position with 20% support. His closest challenger is famous neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 10%. No other candidate reaches double digits and several have dropped precipitously since the last Zogby Poll taken just two weeks ago.
Bush and Dr. Carson are followed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz with 8% (6% in early June) and Trump 8% (6% before), then Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker 7% (9%), Kentucky Senator Rand Paul 6% (11%), newly announced New Jersey Governor Chris Christie 5% (5%), Florida Senator Marco Rubio 4% (7%), former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tied at 3% (down from 7% for Huckabee and from 1% for Jindal), former Texas Governor Rick Perry 2% (4%), and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, and Ohio Governor John Kasich all at 1%. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and former New York Governor George Pataki did not reach 1%.[continued]
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Thanks Jack!
Is it time to start calling him “frontrunner Jeb” yet?
If JEB is the candidate, I am writing-in Palin/Cruz
Nothing. I misread. Thanks for pointing out my glaring error.
I agree. My fault is misreading. Thanks.
Or “Full frontal lobotomy Jeb?”
It’s name recognition. 10% of the people go with the name they recognize. Now that Trump’s in the race, he gets 10% as well, driving down Walker’s and Rubio’s numbers. Bush and Carson weren’t affected as much, so now Ben Carson is number 2. But will that last?
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