New NBC/Marist Poll: Cruz Within Striking Distance of The Donald in South Carolina

PJ Media ^ | 02-19-2016 | Michael van der Galien

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If this poll is to believed, South Carolina's race may be too close to call. Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, explains:

Will South Carolina return to its traditional place in picking the Republican nominee? With the race tightening, it looks like South Carolina may not be any better than Iowa and New Hampshire in clarifying the race.

Although that may be true, the fact of the matter is that no Republican candidate who won two of the first three primary states has ever gone on to lose the nomination. So yes, South Carolina matters nonetheless.

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