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CBS News poll: Trump maintains commanding lead [2/12-2/16 Trump 35%, Cruz 18%, Rubio 12%]
CBS ^ | 02/18/2016 | Anthony Salvanto

Posted on 02/18/2016 4:44:57 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans

....Forty-six percent of Republican primary voters say they have now made up their minds about whom to vote for, up from 35 percent last month. But Trump's supporters are surer about their choice: Two-thirds of Trump voters now say they have made up their minds. Among those supporting other candidates, the race is more fluid; two-thirds of them may still change their minds.

Trump's support cuts across nearly every demographic group in the Republican electorate. He holds a double digit lead among Republicans and independents, men and women, white evangelicals, and Americans of all income levels. He leads among Republican voters of all age and education levels, but does particularly well among voters without college degrees.

Trump also holds a double digit lead among moderates and those who describe themselves as somewhat conservative, and has a five point lead over Ted Cruz among very conservative Republican voters.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cruz; elections; polls; trump
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To: Undecided 2012

Well thank yo for exposing yourself as such a political moron level intellect that you are incapable of recognizing cutting your political nose off to spite your base is the behavior of an infantile child.


21 posted on 02/18/2016 5:18:33 AM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

Oh and by the way. All my assets were earned by me not given to me by my daddy nor stolen from my brother like your idol


22 posted on 02/18/2016 5:19:04 AM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans; Cincinatus' Wife

Rupert Murdoch’s WSJ poll yesterday was designed to injure Cruz and not to help him.

For the life of me, I can’t figure out why this Australian is permitted to meddle in our election.


23 posted on 02/18/2016 5:19:24 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: MNJohnnie

Like I said, the lesser of 2 liberals. Go back to DU


24 posted on 02/18/2016 5:20:00 AM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

The NBC/WSJ poll shows Trump losing by 15% to Cruz in a head-to-head match-up.

This is why Trump is pushing his kook lawsuits.


25 posted on 02/18/2016 5:20:12 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: xzins
Rupert Murdoch’s WSJ poll yesterday was designed to injure Cruz and not to help him.

Because of other polls that would come out, and results on Saturday, that would contradict it? What is your reasoning?

26 posted on 02/18/2016 5:20:45 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Over at Cruz campaign headquarters


27 posted on 02/18/2016 5:20:58 AM PST by McGruff (The end is near for Cruz 2016)
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To: Undecided 2012

You paid propaganda bots are so easy to spot. Your postings are always so ridiculously moronic that no thinking person can take you seriously.


28 posted on 02/18/2016 5:21:17 AM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: MNJohnnie

No real Conservative could even possibly think Trump is the answer. Go back to DU


29 posted on 02/18/2016 5:23:30 AM PST by Undecided 2012
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To: Undecided 2012

Trump voters are winners.

Born losers/whiners will vote for Bernie Clintoon.


30 posted on 02/18/2016 5:27:07 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump the lying RNC/GOPe Open Borders elite thugs! Say hell no to their candidates!)
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To: SubMareener

There always has to be ONE!


31 posted on 02/18/2016 5:27:45 AM PST by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (17); Cruz (11); Rubio (10)
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To: xzins

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-gop-race-trump-remains-on-top-hell-get-things-done/

“More than half of Republican voters say they may still change their minds about who to support, but two thirds of Trump voters say their minds are made up....

As attention shifts to the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Republican primary voters are split between Donald Trump (25 percent) and Ted Cruz (25 percent) over who is most trusted to make appointments to the Supreme Court. Moderates strongly favor Trump (27 percent), while conservatives favor Cruz, and those who consider themselves very conservative chose Cruz (38 percent) over Trump (19 percent).

Trust Most to Make Appointment to the Supreme Court

Fifty-one percent of Republican primary voters think Donald Trump is prepared to be President - though slightly more think so of Ted Cruz (57 percent). Just 42 percent of Republican primary voters think Marco Rubio is prepared to be President.

Despite his many perceived strengths with voters, the percentage who think Donald Trump shares their values has dropped slightly since January, from 59 percent last month to 50 percent today. Trump trails both Cruz and Rubio when it comes to sharing the values of Republican primary voters.

In addition, many Republican primary voters don’t think Donald Trump’s policies are realistic: 44 percent think they are and 50 percent think they are not. In contrast, majorities of Republican primary voters think both Ted Cruz (57 percent) and Marco Rubio (58 percent) have realistic policy proposals.

Not surprisingly, Trump voters see things differently. Nine in 10 Trump voters think he shares their values, and eight in 10 Trump voters think his policies are realistic.”...


32 posted on 02/18/2016 5:28:25 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Undecided 2012

I hope people who continue to complain like this get the ZOT if Trump wins the nomination. Not because I care that you don’t like Trump, I don’t. But if Trump wins the primary, you are going to be insufferable. If Cruz wins, I suspect most Trump people will vote for him to defeat the dems, but if there’s a bunch of butthurt Cruz people around here shilling for Bernie or Hillary, I hope they’re toast.


33 posted on 02/18/2016 5:28:35 AM PST by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

I’ve been saying for weeks that Cruz’s best chances are that it become a 2-man race ASAP, or that Trump finally lets his mouth go too far for even just a modest chunk of his celebrity-worship followers. As more candidates have dropped, I believe that those votes have eventually settled on Cruz. The NBC poll seems to confirm my suspicion. I hope that is the case. Of course I may be wrong (something that Trumpeters cannot ever admit for themselves).


34 posted on 02/18/2016 5:28:38 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

At first glance it would appear to be against Trump. However, as an agenda poll, it artificially lowers some and enables them to rise again. It artificially raises some and they are targets when their numbers go down again.

The first group becomes enheartened. The second group depressed.

Rubio, I believe, stayed in his niche throughout all of the polls. Cruz is the target of Rubio going into Florida.

Rubio remains the establishment’s final hope.


35 posted on 02/18/2016 5:30:14 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: odawg

Meltdown is a pejorative term used by people who do not like Trump. The average person is honest enough to know that Trump anger was justified. As a side note, Jeb! was just as angry, but people did not notice. As another side note, Cruz evaded answering some questions, and nobody noticed.

There is nothing wrong with being justifiably angered. Which describes most of us supporting Trump


36 posted on 02/18/2016 5:30:35 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump the lying RNC/GOPe Open Borders elite thugs! Say hell no to their candidates!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

ping to #35


37 posted on 02/18/2016 5:31:20 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto
Let the Desperation flow through you!


38 posted on 02/18/2016 5:32:47 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump the lying RNC/GOPe Open Borders elite thugs! Say hell no to their candidates!)
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To: SubMareener

I want the Cruz result to be true, but if I were a Trumpeter, I’d point out that inane 11 pct Kasich number to discredit the entire thing.


39 posted on 02/18/2016 5:33:00 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Undecided 2012
Let the Desperation flow through you!


40 posted on 02/18/2016 5:33:38 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump the lying RNC/GOPe Open Borders elite thugs! Say hell no to their candidates!)
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