Are you freakin telling me that Rubio’s bump in the polls is for real? That’s 2 polls in a row here. Third place makes more sense to me than the 2nd place, at least.
Trump also farther ahead in this poll than in the other ones. I suspect the problem is that all the latest polls have very low participation numbers, 200, 300, 400 people. When they’re that low, I notice Trump’s numbers get worse. When they’re 1000 people or more, Trump’s numbers tend to move into the 30 or even 35% range.
To me Rubio is the Hispanic Republican Obama. Talk talk talk....and actually knows and has done nothing.
With Walker’s exit and Bush’s collapse, I think Rubio has a clear pathway. He’s the only remaining choice for the party to push. He’s no lock, but the path is there. Trump has the upper hand. Cruz could contend, but only if Trump and Carson both collapse. Those voters have no where else to go. Cruz would need to do something bold to attract the voters, though. He’s constantly solid, but not doing anything to draw people to him. Rubio, despite our problems with him, is charismatic, likable, and is selling conservative ideas and good foreign policy. Of the guys on the stage at these debates, he about the only one memorable by the end of it. I’ve got my issues with Rubio, but trying to view it through the lens of a typical voter, I see why he’s gained support.
Rubio is gaining discouraged Bush voters.
10% for Rubio is real. NOT 16%. That is called Number fudge.