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Poll: Ben Carson knocks Donald Trump from top spot nationally
cnn.com ^ | October 27, 2015 | Tom LoBianco

Posted on 10/28/2015 7:16:06 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Washington (CNN)For the first time in months, a national poll shows Donald Trump is not leading the Republican 2016 primary race, and instead has Ben Carson in first place.

Carson won the support of 26% of Republican primary voters, compared to 22% who are backing Trump, according to CBS News/New York Times. Though within the poll's margin of error, it marks the first time since the billionaire businessman's dominant rise over the summer where he has been bumped from the top spot nationally.

The new numbers also represent a reversal from the last CBS/New York Times poll, taken more than a month ago, which saw Trump leading Carson 27%-23%.

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carson; elections; polls; trump
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1 posted on 10/28/2015 7:16:06 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The guy has no executive experience in running anything, nor hiring people to achieve successful results. Why in the world is he even in the top when the country needs a ‘can do’ person with experience.


2 posted on 10/28/2015 7:18:57 AM PDT by LibFreeUSA
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To: Berlin_Freeper

A vast majority of Republicans are backing candidates who will stick it to the gope.


3 posted on 10/28/2015 7:19:03 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie ("Cruz is inarguably a thoroughbred conservative." - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

A poll that showed trump at 22, not nearly close to the higher numbers in every other poll, Cruz not in the top five when many polls show him in third, and fiorina back up after most other polls showed her at 4.

sounds about right from the slimes/cBS...what are there, about 14 intimate relationships between cBS workers and the WH/hitlery at this point?


4 posted on 10/28/2015 7:19:16 AM PDT by dp0622
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To: Berlin_Freeper

That is a poll put out by people who hate Trump. That still will not pull up your man Huckabee.


5 posted on 10/28/2015 7:19:22 AM PDT by odawg
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6 posted on 10/28/2015 7:19:26 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Let’s see how Carson stands up to withering criticism for a couple days. He will be front and center in the Dem media circus.

I think he crumbles.


7 posted on 10/28/2015 7:19:30 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Read that too quickly, thought you said “stick it to the pope”.

Then again...


8 posted on 10/28/2015 7:19:48 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Berlin_Freeper
If I understand this correctly ... it's a telephone poll and the number of calls is unknown

So if you make four calls and three are for Carson and one for Thump, you have a 75/25 "poll" result

Where are the logistical numbers ?

9 posted on 10/28/2015 7:19:51 AM PDT by knarf
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To: Jim from C-Town

I can NOT believe people will place absolute credence in a New York Times/CBS poll on Donald Trump.


10 posted on 10/28/2015 7:21:02 AM PDT by odawg
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Don’t believe it for a second


11 posted on 10/28/2015 7:21:08 AM PDT by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: LibFreeUSA

Let’s jump on the bandwagon.

Yesterday’s “national poll” October 27th New York/CBS poll only released the MOE 6%. This puts Carson and trump at a virtual dead heat. The MOE is a subset of a larger poll for which CBS and the Times do not wish to report at this time.

I’ll have to look at CNN’s.


12 posted on 10/28/2015 7:21:25 AM PDT by Kenny (RED)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Still kind of an outlier. But it ain’t over until it’s over.

Early polls, while interesting and somewhat informative, are no predictor of who or what may engage the public’s interest as of the first of February 2016. And even then, things are pretty mercurial.

Who knows, Jeb may revive and spring to the lead. Along with the flying monkeys.


13 posted on 10/28/2015 7:21:47 AM PDT by alloysteel (Do not argue with trolls. That means they win.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Sniff - sniff....

Something smells here.

There is no way this creepy fellow is running first in anything.


14 posted on 10/28/2015 7:22:18 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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To: isthisnickcool

Very Small sample size


15 posted on 10/28/2015 7:23:32 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The big question we must all ask ourselves is; who do the enemies of American citizens—the left, the socialists, the tyrants—fear most? Is it Trump, Cruz, Carson, Graham, or other? Who they fear most is who we should be supporting with every fiber of our being.


16 posted on 10/28/2015 7:24:25 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I bet Carson chokes on the debate later today.
This will be possibly Trumps D Day invasion night.

But of course its all MSM hype prior to the debate, ANY DEBATE, all for selling ad revenue.

Record the debate, skip commercials, or watch on Youtube.

Watch Carsons eyes closely, he hates to open up from the heart.


17 posted on 10/28/2015 7:25:04 AM PDT by Daniel Ramsey (Trump to win! He wins, we win, the nation wins!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Trump was leading for several months and now overnight he is trailing by 15 points. I don’t believe it.


18 posted on 10/28/2015 7:25:58 AM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: odawg
The poll is certainly an outlier as MOST polls continue to show a large lead for Trump.

That being said. Trump has to hone his message, get back on point with immigration and tax codes and clean up his speaking performance. He has to use more of a scalpel on his enemies than a cudgel.

Every day there are dozens of stories showing how immigrants, particularly illegals, are rigging the system. Use them and stick on message.

Borders, culture, law and order will win the day.

19 posted on 10/28/2015 7:26:09 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
If this poll is to be believed, Trump lost almost 20% of his support in about a week.

What happened? Nothing. There was no gaffe. no news. Nothing to cause such a large group of people to abandon Trump.

Where did most of these "disgruntled" supporters go? According to the Media, they went to Carson.

Does anyone truly believe this?

No, I didn't think so either.

20 posted on 10/28/2015 7:26:31 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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