Posted on 02/17/2016 7:10:34 PM PST by SoConPubbie
In an NBC/WSJ poll released today, Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump by two points nationally.
Cruz has 28 percent to Trump’s 26 percent. Rubio is third with 17 percent, followed by Kasich at 11, Carson at 10, and Bush in last place at 4 percent.
“The results from the poll -- conducted after Trump's victory in New Hampshire, as well as after Saturday's GOP debate in South Carolina -- are a significant reversal from last month, when Trump held a 13-point lead over Cruz, 33 percent to 20 percent.”
Donald Trump has polled first in 31 consecutive national polls since November, when Dr. Ben Carson briefly led Mr. Trump. Cruz’s lead over Trump comes a surprise given recent polling in South Carolina. Mr. Trump currently leads Ted Cruz by double digits there, with the South Carolina primary taking place on Saturday.
Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who conducted this survey, says Trump's drop could signal being “right on top of a shift in the campaign.”
In hypothetical one-on-one matchups, the NBC/WSJ national poll shows Trump behind both Cruz (56 percent to 40 percent) and Rubio (57 percent to 41 percent).
I went and dug my ear protection out of my range bag, just so all the wailing and screaming doesn’t hurt my ears.
I know FR doesn’t have audio, but that’s not going to matter. It’s gonna come through anyway.
In case you haven’t noticed, very few members participate in that thing. I only participated once, I’m here every day and I am a Cruz supporter.
That's interesting... makes sense. By any chance are Bernie supporters the most likely to pick up the phone... Oh wait, they would be 'most likely' ... to only have a cell phone, right?
Cruzers are so desperate for any shred of good news right now, if Hillary Clinton came out and said she thinks Ted will win SC, they’d be here claiming she’s a trusted source.
If you ever wanted to see what sheer panic looks like, this is it.
it’s 2:1 everywhere....... some places 3:1
I like how trumpeters are now admitting they oppose conservatives
We are not for trump.
Very conservative voters are for Cruz.
Correct.
NEWSFLASH: this is a conservative website
I would suppose you're correct.
So far each one has some level of BS attached.
Tee hee.
Cruzers are so desperate for any shred of good news right now, if Hillary Clinton came out and said she thinks Ted will win SC, they’d be here claiming she’s a trusted source.
If you ever wanted to see what sheer panic looks like, this it.
Nailed it, FRiend.
I’m just guessing... it sounds like you know what you’re taking about... Do you know?
Thanks for the breaking news alert. This the first I’ve heard of this! /s
Yes . it was the opposite of “ foreign born”for a very good reasons. We don’t want Canadian Presidents.
Lol. CRuz will be lucky to make 2nd place.
Love it!!
I’m conservative... a ‘common sense’ conservative. (code for backing Trump)
Very conservative is code for backing Cruz.
You’re Welcome, I knew you’d want to know! 8^)
So he came up with an entire new category of voter?
Hmmmm, but this category of voter has been in polls for years?
Did he reinvent it?
Or are you just now noticing that it exists?
It’s been a tough day for them. Poll after poll out of SC has been devastating and prelim estimates are that Trump will take 44 out of 50 delegates with potential of 47. Nevada numbers were brutal as well.
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