In a head-to-head match-up, 42% of GOP primary voters say Donald Trump is the Republican candidate most likely to beat Hillary Clinton in the general election next year.
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According to the poll, 24 percent of voters expressed concern and 40 percent fear about what The Donald would do if elected president – while 23 percent said they are concerned and 34 percent scared about a Clinton presidency.
Sen. Ted Cruz garnered 16 percent support, Ben Carson earned 13 percent and Marco Rubio had 9 percent.
A national New York Times/CBS News poll was released this morning, and it also shows the New York developer in a dominant position. Trump announced his travel ban proposal for Muslims entering the US on Monday in SC.
A 54 percent majority of Democratic primary voters said they had made up their minds about whom they will support, while 64 percent of GOP voters said it was still too early to be sure.
Trump is dominating the GOP pack with 35% support, according to the new poll. Trump has better than a two-to-one advantage over his next closest competitor in each one.
The poll was conducted Saturday through Tuesday night.
Carson receives 75 percent favorability, followed by Rubio at 66 percent and Cruz at 59 percent.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is hands down the top candidate among SC primary voters. Support for Trump increased eight points after his statement – from 30 percent the first two nights vs. 38 percent the last two nights.
The results also found high voter frustration with the federal government among South Carolina’s Republican voters.
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Fox News polled 437 likely Republican voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points, and 364 Democratic voters for a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
