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South Carolina poll: Cruz gaining on Trump, Clinton ahead
CNN ^ | February 19, 2016 | David Wright

Posted on 02/19/2016 8:33:26 AM PST by GodGunsGuts

(CNN)Though Donald Trump continues to lead heading in to South Carolina's primary Saturday, a new poll suggests his support could be fading in the campaign's final days.

According to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist survey released Friday, the billionaire businessman leads the Republican race in the Palmetto State with 28% support. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is in second at 23%.

Trump's lead is narrower than other polls of South Carolina Republicans have shown. A CNN poll of polls from Thursday had the average Trump lead over Cruz in recent polls at 16 percentage points, and a Fox News poll conducted on the same days as the NBC/WSJ/Marist poll found Trump up 13 percentage points over Cruz.

In Friday's poll, Rubio trails in third with 15%, just ahead of Jeb Bush at 13%. John Kasich and Bern Carson are tied with 9%...

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: carson; cruz; kasich; primary; reagancoalition; rubio; southcarolina; teaparty; trump
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To: vette6387

We will be hanging out our windows screaming in celebration when Ted Cruz once again wipes the floor with the Donald!


41 posted on 02/19/2016 8:54:17 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: ilgipper

You’re a liar, just like Ted.

We aren’t fools.

We know the difference between what CNN reported and what the Cruz campaign told voters.


42 posted on 02/19/2016 8:56:25 AM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: GodGunsGuts

Polls close at 7 pm EST in South Carolina so actual results
will begin shortly thereafter. All specualtin can end then.

NBC/WSJ/Marist 2-19
Trump 28, Cruz 23, Rubio 15, Bush 13, Kasich 9, Carson 9 Trump +5

Emerson 2-19
Trump 36, Cruz 18, Rubio 19, Bush 10, Kasich 10, Carson 6 Trump +17

FOX News 2-18
Trump 32, Cruz 19, Rubio 15, Bush 9, Kasich 6, Carson 9 Trump +13

ARG 2-18
Trump 34, Cruz 13, Rubio 22, Bush 9, Kasich 14, Carson 4 Trump +12

Harper (R) 2-18
Trump 29, Cruz 17, Rubio 15, Bush 14, Kasich 13, Carson 8 Trump +12

SC House GOP 2-18
Trump 34, Cruz 18, Rubio 16, Bush 14, Kasich 9, Carson 5 Trump +1

Bloomberg 2-17
Trump 36, Cruz 17, Rubio 15, Bush 13, Kasich 7, Carson 9 Trump +19

And the beat goes on.........

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/


43 posted on 02/19/2016 8:57:09 AM PST by deport
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To: GodGunsGuts

I’ll wait for the poll that ends tomorrow. Hopefully, all the also rans will leave, leaving us with Trump and Cruz.


44 posted on 02/19/2016 8:57:23 AM PST by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: 20yearsofinternet
Cruz only seems to magically do better in WSJ cheap labor express polls. Wonder why that is?

Its a mystery alright, especially as of the two candidates Cruz has never employed illegal aliens.

45 posted on 02/19/2016 8:59:45 AM PST by skeeter
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To: LS

Really, such an obvious lame attempt to move the RCP average.


46 posted on 02/19/2016 9:04:47 AM PST by TexasCruzin ( He always hits back.)
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To: admin

5th posting of this poll today


47 posted on 02/19/2016 9:06:33 AM PST by usafa92 (Ted and Heidi = Jim and Tammy Faye)
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To: GodGunsGuts

Ted Cruz 2016!!!

What many of us tend to forget, is that even if Trump is polling at 35%, that is 65% that are AGAINST Trump !

Choose Cruz !


48 posted on 02/19/2016 9:07:02 AM PST by Paisan
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To: GodGunsGuts

OUTLIER.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/sc/south_carolina_republican_presidential_primary-4151.html#polls

Same WSJ/NBC that also peddled an outlier poll in which Trump was below Cruz nationally.


49 posted on 02/19/2016 9:08:36 AM PST by TraditionalMerica
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To: newfreep

A famous propagandist once said “Wenn man eine Luege oft genug wiederholt, wird sie wahr.”


50 posted on 02/19/2016 9:10:44 AM PST by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: Paisan
Which means 72% are against Cruz?

D@mn, this is just too easy...

51 posted on 02/19/2016 9:10:53 AM PST by gogeo (Donald Trump. Because it's finally come to that.)
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To: GodGunsGuts

Lets face it. This race is going to April for certain. Doesn’t matter who wins SC. We now count by delegates, not who wins each state.


52 posted on 02/19/2016 9:14:07 AM PST by cornfedcowboy
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To: skeeter
Cruz has never employed illegal aliens.
Cruz has never employed anyone. But his crony capitalist puppet masters have.
53 posted on 02/19/2016 9:23:10 AM PST by lewislynn (Ted Cruz: " I'll never have 'a plane with my name" …(or a Presidential seal))
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To: Paisan
that is 65% that are AGAINST Trump !
And an even larger percentage AGAINST Cruz genius.
54 posted on 02/19/2016 9:25:30 AM PST by lewislynn (Ted Cruz: " I'll never have 'a plane with my name" …(or a Presidential seal))
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To: GodGunsGuts

So let me get this straight. CNN is the one Cruz blamed for the misinformation about Carson that he used to steal Carson’s votes. After Cruz started catching crap for it, his followers were screaming that CNN lied and were to blame for Cruz’s dirty tactics. Now CNN is reliable with Cruz followers and we’re suppose to believe CNN’s polls?


55 posted on 02/19/2016 9:31:52 AM PST by MagnoliaB (You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find, you get what you need.)
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To: GodGunsGuts

Choose Cruz today and lose in November. He is simply not electable AND WILL NOT WIN A SINGLE STATE Mittens LOST. If you think so name one.


56 posted on 02/19/2016 9:34:21 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: All

As of last night, Hillary was doing pretty well. She has about half the state. Trump has the other half. He’s way above the other candidates.

It still comes down to what happens in the primary which can be a bit different from the polls. Guess it’s pretty common that what people say, and what people DO can be two different things.


57 posted on 02/19/2016 9:38:30 AM PST by PrairieLady2
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To: jmaroneps37

All the polls show that Ted Cruz is not only more electable than Donald Trump, but that he also does better than Donald Trump in head-to-head match ups against both Hitlery Clinton and Bernie Sanders.


58 posted on 02/19/2016 9:39:55 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: TraditionalMerica

Right, ‘outlier’ is an abbreviation for Outright Liar.


59 posted on 02/19/2016 9:41:35 AM PST by TexasCruzin ( He always hits back.)
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To: jmaroneps37

Not at all, all the polls show Cruz does better than Trump in head-to-head match ups against both Hitlery and Sanders.


60 posted on 02/19/2016 9:43:16 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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