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UMass:Trump and Carson Have a Dominant Hold on Likely Republican Primary Voters
UMass Amherst ^ | 11/16/2015 | Jared Sharpe

Posted on 11/16/2015 7:06:35 PM PST by GilGil

Poll also indicates that if one of those two candidates were to leave the race, the other would benefit significantly.

Overall, Trump leads the Republican field with 31 percent of likely Republican voters listing him as their first choice, based on a nationwide online survey of 318 likely Republican primary voters conducted by YouGov America under the direction of the UMass Poll from Nov. 5-13. Carson comes in second at 22 percent, followed by Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio at 13 percent and 9 percent, respectively. No other candidate was able to garner 5 percent support.

The poll also asked the second choice preference among respondents, and 36 percent of Trump supporters named Carson as their secondary choice, while Trump is the second choice preference among 30 percent of those backing Carson, indicating that if one of those two candidates were to leave the race the other would benefit significantly.

(Excerpt) Read more at umass.edu ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carson; election; massachusetts; trump
Trump can go as high as 37 % if Carson drops out. Go Trump! Trump is assaulting the 40% mark on several polls.
1 posted on 11/16/2015 7:06:35 PM PST by GilGil
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To: GilGil

RFID microchip manufacturers, pro-amnesty FReepers hit hardest.


2 posted on 11/16/2015 7:08:46 PM PST by Yashcheritsiy (Ben Carson - the safe space candidate)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

what does that mean


3 posted on 11/16/2015 7:09:26 PM PST by GilGil
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To: GilGil

I don’t see how Carson is polling so well at this point.


4 posted on 11/16/2015 7:10:39 PM PST by Crucial (At the heart all leftists is the fear that the truth is bigger than themselves.)
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To: GilGil

This is from Nov. 5-13.
This week poll will really show whether Carson is viable candidate.


5 posted on 11/16/2015 7:12:30 PM PST by jennychase
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To: GilGil

Trump 31, Carson 22 is pretty much crushing him with as close as it’s been recently. Maybe BC Hammer-Time is almost over?


6 posted on 11/16/2015 7:12:34 PM PST by I Hired Craig Livingstone (Je Suis Front National.)
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To: Crucial

does not take into account last few days, might be totally different in subsequent polls


7 posted on 11/16/2015 7:12:41 PM PST by GilGil
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To: GilGil

I think they mean Trump and Cruz have a dominant hold on likely republican voters.


8 posted on 11/16/2015 7:13:24 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (I'd rather be islamophobic and alive, than tolerant and dead.)
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To: usafa92; SamAdams76

I’ll be damned, here’s an actual national phone poll. Trump at 31%, up by 9.


9 posted on 11/16/2015 7:14:05 PM PST by I Hired Craig Livingstone (Je Suis Front National.)
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To: GilGil

I hope i don’t meet a Carson supporter, i just cannot handle weird people anymore. Hopefully his numbers are indeed manufactured.


10 posted on 11/16/2015 7:16:26 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (Trump to win! He wins, we win, the nation wins!)
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To: GilGil
And now a word from the Jebbie Bush campaign...


11 posted on 11/16/2015 7:17:00 PM PST by SamAdams76 (It's time we sent a junkyard dog to Washington to run the low life out)
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To: SamAdams76

I love the sarcasm.


12 posted on 11/16/2015 7:27:59 PM PST by GilGil
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Carson’s good buddies, muzzie ‘Minister’ Farakhan, and ‘Reverend’ Sharpton agree! Anti Second Amendment pro gun folks hit hard to.


13 posted on 11/16/2015 7:29:40 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: GilGil

I don’t think Carson will drop out anytime soon...but his numbers will fall to single digits before the end of the year.


14 posted on 11/16/2015 8:14:52 PM PST by calisurfer
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To: GilGil

I find one entry to be a big and welcome surprise.

Under the heading, “which candidate will you not vote for”,
Cruz had the second lowest negative rating at 16%, just behind Carson at 14%.


15 posted on 11/16/2015 8:34:21 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Life is good.)
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