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Donald Trump's Lead Slashed in South Carolina: Poll [Here We Go Again]
NBC/WSJ ^ | 2/19/16 | Mike Murray

Posted on 02/19/2016 4:05:57 AM PST by BigEdLB

Donald Trump is now leading Saturday's South Carolina Republican primary by 5 points — down from his 16-point lead in the state a month ago, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.

Trump gets support from 28 percent of likely Republican primary voters in the state, while Ted Cruz gets 23 percent. They're followed by Marco Rubio at 15 percent, Jeb Bush at 13 percent, and John Kasich and Ben Carson at 9 percent each.

Find the full GOP poll results from South Carolina here.

In the January NBC/WSJ/Marist poll — conducted before this month's Iowa and New Hampshire contests — Trump held a 16-point over Cruz, 36 percent to 20 percent, with Rubio at 14 percent and Bush at 9 percent.

All other recent public polling in South Carolina has shown Trump with a strong double-digit lead in the state.

In South Carolina's Democratic primary — which will be held on Feb. 27 — Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders among likely voters by 28 points, 60 percent to 32 percent. That's down slightly from Clinton's 64 percent to 27 percent advantage last month.

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: murdoch; nbc; pushpolling; wallstreetjournal
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NBC, and Murdoch's merry band of push pollsters at the, "Wall Street Journal", double down on the spurious National poll from a couple of days ago. No other SC poll has Trumps lead any less than twelve.
1 posted on 02/19/2016 4:05:57 AM PST by BigEdLB
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To: BigEdLB

Go Trump!!!!!!!!!!!!

no, really....please... just go....


2 posted on 02/19/2016 4:08:24 AM PST by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: BigEdLB


3 posted on 02/19/2016 4:09:52 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: BigEdLB

Its that darn common core math again, its not meant for us slack jawed yocals.


4 posted on 02/19/2016 4:09:59 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey (You don't have to like Trump, his enemies certainly don't.)
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To: BigEdLB

Not only that, but these evil entities have enlisted the Marist polling organization into their lying scheme! /s


5 posted on 02/19/2016 4:12:05 AM PST by pookie18 (9 months until the general election...)
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All the lame stream outlets are saying the numbers are lower .... all the indies say still a big spread or higher ...

Hmmmmm .... WHO should I believe

'Course .. we here in FR NEVER pay attention to alternative news sources ....

Why ... our entire history (here) is dependent on the lamestream formulating our thoughts ....

6 posted on 02/19/2016 4:12:41 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

Wow, that’s hilarious! Did you graduate from the Ted Cruz School of Comedy?


7 posted on 02/19/2016 4:14:01 AM PST by patq
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To: BigEdLB

At this rate, if Cruz does not win SC by at least 10 points, it will be a complete failure on his part.


8 posted on 02/19/2016 4:14:59 AM PST by patq
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To: BigEdLB

But yesterday it had Trump behind Cruz. What unbelievable polling from them.


9 posted on 02/19/2016 4:15:14 AM PST by nclaurel
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To: knarf

Oh yes, i have a whole weekend of NASCAR to watch, turning off the phone and the tablet.

Its a shame regular life and events got shoved out, nobody is posting about Dale winning last night. I bet he votes for Trump.


10 posted on 02/19/2016 4:17:25 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey (You don't have to like Trump, his enemies certainly don't.)
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To: patq

Why yes. If I’d graduated from the Trump School of Comedy I would have had to add several F-bombs and mockery of disabled people.


11 posted on 02/19/2016 4:22:27 AM PST by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: knarf
All the lame stream outlets are saying the numbers are lower .... all the indies say still a big spread or higher ...

Lower numbers may be more accurate because of the need to factor in vote-counting fraud. It's coming.
12 posted on 02/19/2016 4:24:22 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

Reality Check Please!

TRUMP EXTENDS HIS LEAD IN SOUTH CAROLINA; RUBIO PASSES CRUZ IN FIGHT FOR SECOND


13 posted on 02/19/2016 4:26:25 AM PST by kempster
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto
no, really....please... just go....

Away.
14 posted on 02/19/2016 4:26:49 AM PST by caveat emptor
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To: nclaurel
But yesterday it had Trump behind Cruz. What unbelievable polling from them.

NBC/WSJ is trying to have it all ways. They now have a poll where Trump loses by a little and another where he wins by a little. Of course, if Trump wins by a lot, NBC/WSJ will just claim a lot of voters changed their mind at the last minute. It is all agitprop.

15 posted on 02/19/2016 4:27:52 AM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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16 posted on 02/19/2016 4:35:31 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: BigEdLB

If Trump doesn’t like the polling, he should just buy a better one.


17 posted on 02/19/2016 4:35:47 AM PST by JJ_Folderol (Just my opinion and only worth what you paid for it.)
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To: nclaurel
But yesterday it had Trump behind Cruz. What unbelievable polling from them.

That was a national poll, this is a South Carolina poll. NBC/WSJ/Marist is using a different turnout model. We'll se what happens.
18 posted on 02/19/2016 4:41:13 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: BigEdLB

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3399063/posts


19 posted on 02/19/2016 4:43:22 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: kempster
RUBIO PASSES CRUZ IN FIGHT FOR SECOND

After the butt kicking he put on Cruz in the debate, I'm not surprised. Some debate champion Cruz turned out to be.

20 posted on 02/19/2016 4:45:10 AM PST by stratboy
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