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NBC/WSJ Poll: Carson Surges Into Lead of National GOP Race
www.nbcnews.com ^ | 11/2/2015 | Mark Murray

Posted on 11/02/2015 3:56:03 PM PST by CaptainK

Ben Carson has surged into the lead of the Republican presidential race, getting support from 29 percent of GOP primary voters, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

That's the highest percentage any GOP candidate has obtained so far in the survey.

Carson's 29 percent is followed by Donald Trump at 23 percent, Marco Rubio at 11 percent, Ted Cruz at 10 percent and Jeb Bush at 8 percent. These findings are similar to a New York Times/CBS poll released last week, which also showed Carson in first place in the national GOP contest.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; carson; elections; emptysuit; goppoll; murdock; nbc; niceguy; noprez; polls; trump; wsj
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To: CaptainK

I think the bigger news on this is Cruz is only one point behind Rubio even after all the Cruz-bashing the media has done along with all the Rubio build-up the media has done.

Look at that!


41 posted on 11/02/2015 4:09:03 PM PST by austinaero
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Here’s my take: I am a big Cruz supporter. But he comes off as the geek/knowitall we all hated in College. Carson comes off as the guy everyone wants as a dinner guest. I suspect both on the micro level are really nice guys, but perception is everything.


42 posted on 11/02/2015 4:09:05 PM PST by Labyrinthos (Registered)
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To: Amntn

See post #13. More information about the poll is coming out at Midnight.


43 posted on 11/02/2015 4:09:08 PM PST by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: Menehune56
There’s an agenda in this poll somewhere.

Carson will be easier for Hillary to beat than Trump because Trump fights, while Carson won't.

44 posted on 11/02/2015 4:09:46 PM PST by Yashcheritsiy (It's time to repeal and replace the GOP)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

My wife thinks he walks on water and I can’t talk to her about any positions of his. I gave up trying.


45 posted on 11/02/2015 4:09:53 PM PST by atomic_dog
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To: LS

I caught the story about this poll on NBC nightly news.

I couldn’t get to the remote fast enough to change the channel after watching my local news.

Anyway they showed Carson arriving at a book store, for a signing I would assume, and it looked like a couple of hundred people were there.

They didn’t show anyone outside waiting to get in either.

I still wonder if the “Good Doctor” is in this in order to sell his books.


46 posted on 11/02/2015 4:09:59 PM PST by Amntn
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To: Mr Rogers

I watched the cnbc debate over the weekend. Cruz was outstanding. Trump did well. Even Huckleberry did well. Carson didn’t F up but (like you say) his performance was weak.

Someone or something is influencing this poll.


47 posted on 11/02/2015 4:11:04 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: CaptainK

Funny how Carson is losing big in NC, NH, FL, SC, MA, and again losing in Iowa in the latest polls, but somehow WSJ/NBC can find Carson winning by 6 pts nationally? Uh no.


48 posted on 11/02/2015 4:11:51 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: CaptainK

49 posted on 11/02/2015 4:11:58 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Amntn
I still wonder if the “Good Doctor” is in this in order to sell his books.

For a year, ever since Carson started getting noise, I've speculated that he was a vanity candidate and nothing more. In it to sell books with the added credibility of being a "leading Republican presidential contender."

50 posted on 11/02/2015 4:13:05 PM PST by Yashcheritsiy (It's time to repeal and replace the GOP)
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To: Mac n Jac

Based on the polls it would be strange if you actually saw a bumpber sticker for graham or bush


51 posted on 11/02/2015 4:13:41 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: CaptainK

Ouch - that’s gonna leave a mark!


52 posted on 11/02/2015 4:13:44 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

>> I have yet to meet a single Carson supporter.

I know a few, mostly at church. They read something somewhere that makes Ben sound “religious” so they’re all gung ho for him. Upon gentle examination it turns out they are low-info and unaware of many of his dodgy attributes. I don’t think their support has any staying power.


53 posted on 11/02/2015 4:13:46 PM PST by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: Signalman

What does Trump have on Carson that Carson can’t hit Trump as hard or harder with?

They have similar vulnerabilities. Have not always been Republicans, no political experience, past support of gun control, involvement with questionable MLMs, associations with Liberals.

Trump was also rabidly pro-abortion in the past and gave hundreds of thousands to radical, left wing Liberals.


54 posted on 11/02/2015 4:14:34 PM PST by Above My Pay Grade (Donald Trump: New York City Liberal)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I see very few supporters for Carson on FB. He’s a ‘nice’ guy and would be good in another position but no one trusts him as prez.


55 posted on 11/02/2015 4:14:44 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: rockrr

You can’t eff up if people don’t hold it against you if you’re comatose. If Gentle Ben crawled into a cave and hibernated for the winter, he’d hit 50%. If he dropped dead, he’d be near 100.


56 posted on 11/02/2015 4:14:55 PM PST by I Hired Craig Livingstone (DT16. Deal with it.)
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To: Labyrinthos

Carson knows ZIP about being President. He is an open invitation for our enemies to attack us hard. He is a Pacifist who does not believe in combat and his persona is Weakness Personified.

He doesn’t even believe in enforcing our immigration laws, is a mass of contradictions on the 2nd Amendment, his tax plan sucks, and his association with Al Sharpton and Luis Farrakhan echo Obama’s.


57 posted on 11/02/2015 4:15:07 PM PST by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: CaptainK

58 posted on 11/02/2015 4:15:58 PM PST by sparklite2 (All will become clear when it is too late to matter.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
They exist, but they spend most of their time drooling in the corner and not among civilized people.

No. I have met a number of them, and have seen bumper stickers for him on more cars than any other candidate. Considering the fact that 40% of the country is going to vote for a Democrat, it is rude and unhelpful for you or anyone here to characterize Carson supporters in that manner. The post was void of substance, and wasn't even funny.

I am a Cruz supporter, and I am interested in fighting our enemies in the GOPe, Media, and Democrat party. Carson supporters are not the enemy.
59 posted on 11/02/2015 4:16:49 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: CaptainK

Weren’t these the same poll numbers of Carson Trump from before the 3rd debate?

I think they are lying again....oh well, we Trump supporters know the truth....and the truth will come out, just sit back and watch....


60 posted on 11/02/2015 4:17:10 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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