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Ted Cruz Closes Gap on Donald Trump in South Carolina, New Poll Says
The New York Times' First Draft ^ | February 19, 2016 | Alan Rappeport

Posted on 02/19/2016 2:01:03 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The Republican race in South Carolina has edged closer a day before voters cast their ballots, according to a new poll that shows Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz neck and neck.

An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist survey found that 28 percent of likely Republican primary voters support Mr. Trump, while 23 percent back Mr. Cruz. In January, the billionaire was leading him by 16 percentage points.

Conducted after the first two nomination contests and the latest Republican presidential debate, Mr. Cruz has seen a groundswell of support shift his way from voters who consider themselves to be "very conservative" and Tea Party Republicans. The Texas senator has been hammering Mr. Trump for his previous liberal positions and for his criticism of former President George W. Bush.

Despite the swing, several other recent polls have shown Mr. Trump maintaining double-digit leads in South Carolina ahead of the election on Saturday.

Some of Mr. Trump's support in South Carolina has also shifted to Senator Marco Rubio, whose support sits at 15 percent. The Florida Republican is also the most popular second choice among South Carolina voters...

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; bewareofrepoststorm; cruz; rubio; sc2016; tedcruz; trump
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This is not the NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll from a few days ago.
1 posted on 02/19/2016 2:01:03 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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This is not the NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll from a few days ago.

No, it's the NBC/Marist/WSJ journal South Carolina poll, that's been posted 6 billion times and has been contradicted by 3 or 4 other polls-- all polled around the same time-- with Trump keeping his usual lead.

2 posted on 02/19/2016 2:02:42 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: All

Tomorrow should be a lot of fun!


3 posted on 02/19/2016 2:04:14 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

So the only valid poll to the Trumpets is one showing Don triumphant?


4 posted on 02/19/2016 2:04:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

- Google for “NBC/WSJ poll”
- F5 page every five minutes
- Submit new source for same poll as needed
- Repeat until election day


5 posted on 02/19/2016 2:04:58 PM 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

In other words, SOS!


6 posted on 02/19/2016 2:05:15 PM PST by vette6387
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, same poll posted for the umpteenth time.

NBC/WSJ Garbage Outlier.


7 posted on 02/19/2016 2:05:19 PM PST by Gasshog (Fed-Up America & Donald Trump vs. Career Politicans - Guess who Wins?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

8 posted on 02/19/2016 2:06:30 PM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Lol that you had to put a spam disclaimer on this post. It IS the same poll posted by CW, earlier today, isn’t it??

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3399085/posts?page=80#80

Why don’t you post it a few more times - to tie it’s posting with the other nBS poll?


9 posted on 02/19/2016 2:06:31 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
No, it's the NBC/Marist/WSJ journal South Carolina poll, that's been posted 6 billion time

The Cruz-Sheep just keep pushing this thing don't they? It's been posted probably 10 different times today and who knows how many yesterday.

So pathetic.
10 posted on 02/19/2016 2:06:57 PM PST by softwarecreator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

another poll also has Trump dropping fast

http://opinionsavvy.com/2016/02/19/rubio-surges-in-south-carolina-ahead-of-saturdays-primary/

Trump 27%
Rubio 24%
Cruz 19%
Bush 11%

We are starting to get multiple indications that Trump hurt himself badly with his “bush lied people died” comments along with his support for all the good things planned parenthood does besides abortions.

I think there is a chance Rubio wins SC or comes close enough to steal all the news coverage coming out of it. Then Bush will probably drop out, at which point Rubio will pick up most of Bush’s support and take the lead.


11 posted on 02/19/2016 2:06:59 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, R)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

With the record turnout in absentee/early voting, and predicted for tomorrow, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.


12 posted on 02/19/2016 2:07:17 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

One polling source out of many shows Trump and Cruz this close.

All others indicate a wide spread.

Thus this poll has much less credibility.

All odds are still greatly in favor of Trump.

Live with it.


13 posted on 02/19/2016 2:08:19 PM PST by Gasshog (Fed-Up America & Donald Trump vs. Career Politicans - Guess who Wins?)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Sush...let the children get all hyped up. If this poll is wrong, and the other 15 SC polls are right, tomorrows results are going to be massive kick in the teeth for Cruz supporters after all this hype.


14 posted on 02/19/2016 2:08:49 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: Gasshog

2 polls now, see my post above.


15 posted on 02/19/2016 2:09:41 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, R)
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To: MNJohnnie

The thing I find funny is that the outlier polls show Cruz SURGING..... back to second place where he was 2 weeks ago. LOL


16 posted on 02/19/2016 2:10:05 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So the only valid poll to the Trumpets is one showing Don triumphant?

No the 15 other polls that show Trump up are what what they are talking about. It is Team Cruz that is crowing all day today about a single poll...that still shows them losing.

17 posted on 02/19/2016 2:10:23 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

late deciders are breaking against Trump it seems


18 posted on 02/19/2016 2:10:23 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, R)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So the only valid poll

... Is apparently, for the obnoxious Cruzbots, a poll with no released internal data that contradicts all other polls showing Trump Triumphant.

19 posted on 02/19/2016 2:10:46 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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20 posted on 02/19/2016 2:10:57 PM PST by RavenLooneyToon (Trump or Cruz, if you don't vote then STFU and leave the country, non-voters =non-Republic.)
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