Posted on 11/01/2015 8:04:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump and Ben Carson are deadlocked in the latest Republican 2016 presidential poll, with Texas Senator Ted Cruz now vaulting into double digit support and third-place overall.
Rubio, Bush and Fiorina
Perhaps even more encouraging for Cruz, among all GOP voters who watched the last debate he registers 17 percent of the vote, compared to 25 and 24 percent for Trump and Carson respectively. Overall, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio places fourth at nine percent, followed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (five percent) and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (four percent).
Trump vs. Carson
A deeper dive into the numbers easily reveal why such political neophytes like Trump and Carson are doing so well. Forty-six percent of all GOP leaning voters insist they are dissatisfied with the way the federal government works, and 48% express actual anger.
The two Republican leaders pretty much receive equal support from among the disenchanted, with Cruz finishing next among that sector at 16 percent.
Meanwhile, Carson also continues to poll well among white evangelical voters and is now leading Trump among Republic lean voters who describe themselves as "very conservative."
Carson's campaign to solidify his base among male and females voters also appears to be bearing fruit and he now leads Trump among women by six points.
Cruz
NBC reports the SurveyMonkey conducted national survey finds Trump and Carson each at 26 percent and with Cruz the only other candidate from among the crowded GOP field remaining in striking distance at 10 percent.
Cruz's rise appears tied to him snaring the highest marks among Republican voters and GOP-leaning independents during this month's third and most recent party debate.
While Trump continues to lead on the critical issue of who conservatives feel will best handle the economy, the latest developments mark the first time Cruz has registered double-digit support since formally launching his campaign over the summer.
Cruz rising.
About time.
He’s clearly in the top 2 or 3 candidates.
Somehow I think Trump and Cruz have something up their sleeves....and it doesn’t include anyone but the two of them!!!
This is the same SurveyMonkey poll that was reported 2 days ago.
Yes, yes and yes! Cruz all the way to the presidency. A “debate” between Cruz and the Hildabeast, can you imagine that? Oh lord, what a night!
I think you are right!
Cruz is the New Reagan
http://spectator.org/articles/64521/cruz-plan-reagan-reenters-republican-field
Elect Trump, and we go down in flames!
Good news. Go Cruz!
Trying so hard not to bore everyone with this, but the first words uttered to me at a conservative meeting today were “Isn’t is wonderful how Cruz stood up to the press?” And she is a Trump supporter. I give up.
I was just going to post that.
Same old (Survey Monkey) poll, just being delivered with a new headline! LOL.
Didn’t it have something to do with the debate?
Or, vise versa :- /
Rasmussen and You.Gov have Trump leading by 5-6 points over Carson. NBC is the last poll in the world I would take to the bank.
By the way, another nice insight from this meeting: The polls don’t reflect Rand Paul support because his supporters are young and have cell phones and there is no directory to cell phones. All the polling is of old fogies with land lines.
Any arguments with this? I know in NYC your phone number appears with your voter enrollment, even if it’s a cell. Hmm. Wonder if he’s right.
I don’t think Cruz wants VP either.
Would be a terrible waste of the best mind in the race.
A few observations and questions....
This is Latin Post, reporting on a Survey Monkey poll from 10/30 (2 days ago), that was reported by MSNBC.
The article on MSNBC states that Trump (still in the lead since summer) and Carson still hold leads by more than 16% over the rest of the field (including Cruz.)
The article points out Cruz just broke into double digits (rightful bump from debate performance) for the first time this year.
Why would MSNBC want to portray Cruz as rising and threatening Trump and Carson? Why would MSNBC not want Trump and/or Carson to be the Rep nominee?
I honestly don’t see the appeal of Ben Carson as President.
I really don’t “get it” about his popularity or qualifications for POTUS.
But, it would set him up to be the next President. He’s young and has time. He’d make an excellent AG as well.
Everyone thinks his or her candidate is the “next” Reagan. There will only be one RR, and the rest need to be themselves.
Why didn’t you remind them that Trump has been calling out the press at every townhall, every rally and in every interview? Just because Ted stood up to them on one night, doesn’t make him presidential. There are other things to consider when electing a president. We aren’t electing a debater-in-chief. A real world negotiator is much better. Make sure you point out these things.
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