Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton lead the polls for the presidential nominations, according to recent Quinnipiac poll.
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After the second Republican presidential debate on September 15, pollsters have Carly Fiorina surging to second place, pushing Ben Carson out from what was once his comfortable spot behind the Republican front-runner, Donald Trump.
Sixty-seven percent of respondents in Nevada and 59 percent in South Carolina say the real estate mogul is the best man to handle the economy, which was the top issue for voters in both states.
A Wason Center poll in April reported that Clinton, who announced her candidacy that month, was favored by 80 percent of Democratic voters.
Biden has yet to announce whether he’ll run for president, but his favorability rating is the best of any presidential contender. “Marco Rubio are in single digits”. Clinton is viewed as honest and trustworthy by 35%, compared to 61% who say she’s not. Virginia favorite son and former U.S. Sen.
However, Carson defeats Trump in the critical area of honesty and trustworthiness.
Trump’s supporters in Nevada are more committed than others: Among those likely caucus-goers who say they have made up their minds or are leaning toward someone, 53% support Trump, 21% Carson, 7% Rubio and everyone else is at 5% or less. “Bernie Sanders by about 2-1”, Schwartz said.
The five official Democratic candidates – Clinton, Sanders, Webb, former governors Martin O’Malley and Lincoln Chafee -are scheduled to take the stage in Las Vegas for their first debate on Tuesday.
Ben Carson has the highest favorability rating among Republicans at 62 percent. Jeb Bush gets a negative 33 – 51 percent, among the worst scores. The union has been trying to organize the Trump hotel for more than a year, before the billionaire leapt to the front of the Republican field with tirades against illegal immigrants. Trump is also known for his reality show on NBC, The Apprentice.
Biden is clearly a stronger general election candidate than Clinton.
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The CNN/ORC worldwide polls of likely GOP voters in the two states that follow Iowa and New Hampshire were taken October. 3-10.
