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Just 8 percent of New Jersey Republicans would vote for Governor Christie if the state's presidential primary were held now, according to a poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University. Christie ranks fourth in the presidential race, behind mogul Donald Trump, who had 31 percent; neurosurgeon Ben Carson, 16 percent; and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, 15 percent. “If it’s any consolation, (former Florida) Gov. Jeb Bush, the long-anticipated leader among so-called moderates, gets only 4 percent in New Jersey," said Maurice Carroll, the poll's assistant director. By a 61 percent to 33 percent margin, all New Jersey voters surveyed say Christie...

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The more that Republican voters hear about Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, the more they like them. Jeb Bush, not so much. A new McClatchy-Marist poll conducted from Oct. 29 through Nov. 4 found that Carson has the most appeal as voters are more exposed to him, with 67 percent expressing that favorable view, and 20 percent saying they have a less favorable view the more they hear about the retired neurosurgeon. Rubio comes in second at 58 percent to 27 percent, followed by Cruz with 51 percent to 31 percent. But the news isn’t as good for...

A new survey of Minnesota voters shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton trails a handful of GOP candidates in hypothetical head-to-head matchups. Clinton's failure to fend off challenges in the Midwestern blue state - ranked the second most liberal state in the union in 2014 - shows just how much the Democratic juggernaut may be struggling. Ben Carson leads Clinton 50-41 percent in the KSTP/SurveyUSA poll, Florida Sen Marco Rubio wins 47-41, Carly Fiorina bests Clinton 45-41, and Donald Trump has a three percentage point edge on Clinton too, 45-42. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, whose poll numbers have dropped...

A new poll shows that minorities, millennials, and single women are less interested in next year's Senate elections than Republican-leaning voter groups. The poll from Greenberg Quinlan Rosner indicates that the voting blocs Democrats usually rely on–unmarried women, minorities, and millennials–are less engaged in the 2016 election than seniors, conservatives, and non-white college men.When participants were asked how interested they were in the 2016 election, 71 percent of seniors said they were extremely interested. When they polled conservatives and Republicans, 70 percent of them said they were extremely interested in the election.On the other hand, only 42 percent of millennials...

LA Times Poll: Trump, Carson Lead but Rubio Moving Up Saturday, November 7, 2015 05:45 PM   Donald Trump and Ben Carson are the leaders in a new poll that looks at both California and the nation. They are followed by Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas, who have moved into a solid second tier, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The full results of the poll, looking at voter attitudes one year ahead of the 2016 election, as well as the race on the Democratic side, will be released on Sunday,...

Welcome to Trail Guide, your daily host through the wilds of the 2016 presidential campaign. It's Friday, Nov. 6, and this is what we're watching: • Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are forming a solid second tier among GOP hopefuls, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll finds • Complete poll results will be released Sunday • Democrats have their first cattle call in the South Friday night. Evan Halper is there. • It's almost exactly a year until Election Day and in Colorado, voters are already looking to 2016. The Times' Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan explore •...

A new Zogby Analytics Poll, conducted among 344 likely Republican primary and caucus voters nationwide, shows developer Donald Trump leading his nearest opponent, neurologist Dr. Ben Carson by 13 points - 30% to 17% = with Florida Senator Marco Rubio in third place at 10%, closely followed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz with 8%, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush with 7%. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul shows up with 4% and all other candidates are 2% or below. The poll has a margin of sampling error of +/- 5.4 percentage points. Mr. Trump receives strong support among men (29%), women...

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Minnesota Media Poll Shows Donald Trump on Top and Defeating Hillary - Outlet Promptly Deletes Their own Findings... Posted on November 3, 2015 by sundance The operational arm of the DNC, or perhaps Senator Al Frankin, must have been urgently dispatched to contact KTSP (ABC 5) News in Minnesota after they published results from their sponsored SurveyUSA poll?survey... Why? Because they deleted the lead in paragraph only moments after posting it. Their survey finds Donald Trump perceived to be the most likely nominee amid all of the survey respondents: * Trump 26% * Carson 19% * Rubio 16% * Bush...

Although Ben Carson has been on a rise nationally and in several states, that's not the case in Florida, where Donald Trump continues to dominate the field , including Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. In his best showing yet in the Sunshine State, the Bay News 9/News 13/Florida Decides poll shows Trump with 37 percent support. Carson is in second, with only 17 percent support. Rubio is right behind at 16 percent. Ted Cruz is at 10 percent. And Bush? He's in fifth place, with just 7 percent support. No one else gets more than 3 percent. On the Democratic...

Donald Trump is the Republican candidate most trusted to manage the economy, deal with foreign leaders and serve as commander in chief, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll of Republicans conducted after the party's third debate. And more Republicans would trust him with the nation's nuclear weapons than most of the rest of their party's presidential primary field. In terms of overall support, Trump was favored by 31 percent of Republicans polled by Reuters/Ipsos in an online survey conducted Oct. 28 to Nov. 2 that had a credibility interval of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson...

Trump continues to lead the Republican field, though for the second consecutive week his level of support has dropped. The bombastic billionaire takes 31 percent of the vote among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, while Carson clocks in at 21 percent. Cruz takes third place, at 9 percent of the vote, just ahead of Rubio and Bush, who tie at 7 percent. No other contender tops 5 percent of the vote.

ORLANDO -- Donald Trump is dominating in our exclusive Florida Decides presidential poll released Tuesday, both among his fellow Republican candidates and likely Democratic challengers in a head-to-head general election. Here are some of the main highlights of the Bay News 9 / News 13 Florida Decides Poll, conducted via telephone from Wednesday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 1. The poll found 37 percent of Floridians likely to vote in the Republican primary on March 15 said they would vote for Trump if the primary were held today (View Results: GOP Primary â–¼

Did Wednesday night's debate make a difference in the Republican presidential race? Rasmussen Reports' latest national telephone survey finds that 31% of Likely Republican Voters think Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee in 2016. Dr. Ben Carson is a distant second at 20%. Eight percent (8%) of GOP voters see either Senator Marco Rubio or Senator Ted Cruz as the eventual nominee. Seven percent (7%) feel that way about former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, while four percent (4%) think ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will get the party’s nod. Seven percent (7%) of Republicans think the nominee will be one...

Donald Trump maintains his sizable lead in the New Hampshire Republican primary and Ben Carson holds onto second place, but the latest Monmouth University Poll has found a new occupant in the 3 rd place slot – Marco Rubio. GOP primary voters are also unhappy with the recent budget deal reached by Congress, and their ire is directed at both parties. One-in-four (26%) likely GOP primary voters in New Hampshire continue to back Donald Trump for the presidential nomination. Ben Carson (16%) places second and Marco Rubio (13%) comes in third, followed closely by John Kasich (11%). Other cont enders...

ATLANTA (NBC) - One year out from the presidential general election and four months to Super Tuesday, Georgia voters are leaning towards Donald Trump as their candidate of choice. In an exclusive scientific poll commissioned by 11Alive News and conducted by SurveyUSA, Donald Trump would win the Republican primary with 35% of the vote. Ben Carson is his closest competitor with 28% of likely Republican voters. Marco Rubio pulled in 12%. Five other Republican candidates were in the single digits. When likely Republican voters were asked what they would do if Trump does win the Republican nomination, 74% said they...

MIAMI — Donald Trump remains the clear frontrunner in Florida and, a new poll of likely Republican voters shows, he can partly thank the unlikeliest of people for that: Jeb Bush. With the former Florida governor in the crowded primary for president, Trump leads with a solid 27 percent support, with Sen. Marco Rubio a distant second at 16 percent, followed by Dr. Ben Carson (15 percent), and Sen. Ted Cruz and Bush (about 12 percent each), according to Viewpoint Florida’s newly released survey of 2,047 likely Republican voters in the state. Without Bush in the race, Trump has a...

In a rolling poll that was only partially taken after Wednesday night's debate, Investor's Business Daily shows Republican businessman Donald Trump surging. Last month Trump sat at 17%, today he sits at 28%. In this particular poll, this surge puts Trump back in first place against Dr. Ben Carson, who was leading Trump by +7 points last month (24% to 17%). Trump now leads Carson by +5 points, 28% to 23%. It's important to note that, compared to last month, Carson only lost a statistically insignificant -1 point. Although the DC Media assured us Rubio was the Big Winner Wednesday...

After taking a battering in last month's poll, Donald Trump has re-emerged at the top of the Republican field in the latest IBD/TIPP poll. Support for Trump among registered Republicans and those leaning Republican is 28%; support for Carson is 23%. Last month's poll had Carson up by 7 points over Trump. Marco Rubio comes in third at 11%, the same as last month. No other GOP candidate reached double digits. Support for Jeb Bush dropped two points to 6%; Carly Fiorina collapsed to 3% from last month's 9%. Ted Cruz held at 6%. "Trump's support in the last poll...