(CNN)—Donald Trump holds double-digit leads over Ben Carson in both South Carolina and Nevada, the third and fourth states scheduled to hold nominating contests in next year's race for the presidency, with Trump widely seen in each state as the best candidate to handle a range of top issues, according to new CNN/ORC polls.
Trump holds 38% support in Nevada, with Carson in second with 22%, and in South Carolina, Trump doubles Carson's support, 36% to 18%. No other candidate comes close to those top two in either state; the third-place candidate in each case has less than 10% support.
Trump's backing in both states outpaces his support in most recent national polling, where he tends to draw around a quarter of Republican voters.
Laughing out loud at the last sentence! Gee, with a field of 16 now whittled down to 13, he's ONLY getting 25%!!! :->~
I would bet there are a lot of people like me who have not aligned our support with any one candidate yet. I have no problem voting for Trump and I think I understand the Trump appeal to voters across the country: blue and white collar as well as anyone even slightly conservative.
My point being the Trump support is broader and deeper than the media or pundits realize or understand.