In the latest Marquette Law Poll, released this afternoon, Ben Carson edged out Donald Trump as the leading presidential candidate among Wisconsin voters.
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On the left, Hillary Clinton is favored by Wisconsin Democrats by 50 percent to Vermont Sen.
The real estate billionaire and reality TV star drew the support of 22 percent of New Hampshire Republican voters who are likely to vote in the February 9 primary election.
Besides temperament, Carson is viewed favorably by many more than Trump on caring about “people like you”, having the right values to lead the nation, being able to work effectively with Congress and being honest and trustworthy. For Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party, the sample size is 326, with a margin of error of +/-6.6 percentage points. Marco Rubio and, for many, making Carson an afterthought. Roughly 20 percent of respondents were unsure about their feelings toward each senator.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gets 6 percent in the latest Wisconsin poll, with former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina at 5 percent and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at 4 percent. Shortly after leaving the field of candidates, 59 percent of participants in the same poll said they disapproved of his leadership. Bernie Sanders’ 27 percent and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s 2 percent – she fares poorly in a general election matchup in the vital swing state.
Bush’s favorability within this group has dropped to 47 percent from 57 percent when the poll was taken in September 2015. Sanders leads Carson, 47-41 percent; beats Rubio, 46-42 percent; and defeats Trump, 52-35 percent.
The survey – conducted November 11-15 – began a day after the most recent GOP debate and two weeks after the candidates appeared on stage in Boulder.
The poll included 2,440 Republican and Republican-leaning voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points and 1,983 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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The Bloomberg poll of 1,002 US adults had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
