If the general election was held today, Trump would lose to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 47 percent to 40 percent; and Vermont U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio comes in third at 12 percent, while Dr. Ben Carson captures 10 percent support.
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Hugh Grant becomes father for fourth time
He told US TV host Ellen DeGeneres: ‘Everyone was right all these years, saying, “Hugh, why don’t you have some children?” The film star also has two other children – Tabitha , four, and Felix , two – with Chinese-born actress Tinglan Hong.
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Attack on USA troops near Afghan airport deadliest in months
He told reporters that the Afghan air force had conducted 160 combat and transport flights over Sangin in the previous 48 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Monday suicide attack on USA troops that killed six near Bagram Air Field.
If Clinton is elected, 33 percent of all voters would be proud and 35 percent would be embarrassed.
Jimmy Carter’s grandson dies at age 28
But the fact that he appeared at all was the real message, attendees said. “That’s the kind of Christian he is. Jimmy Carter stated another family member performed CPR on Jeremy Carter , still was unsuccessful.
A new poll released by CBS News/YouGov on 20 December revealed that while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump remains a frontrunner in his party, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has gained the lead in Iowa.
Among Democrats, Clinton leads with 61% support. But in recent weeks, Cruz has outpaced his rivals in the race to line up religious conservative support. “Can a candidate that half the American electorate thinks is an embarrassment win in November?” If by then Cruz has indeed won Iowa, done well in New Hampshire, and won again in SC, then on Super Tuesday he’s likely to prove dominant.
Meanwhile, it’s Rubio who’s still got the best chance of winning the Republican nomination, according to PredictWise.
Quinnipiac polled 508 Republicans for a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points and 462 Democrats for a margin of 4.6 percentage points. The margin of error was 2.9 percentage points.
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The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.
