Mostly that the top four GOP candidates are holding or gaining in strength, indicating that, at this moment, they could be the top contenders heading into the 2016 Republican primaries.
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Jeb Bush’s support has dropped to just 4 percent nationally in a Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday – as the candidate tries to turn around his campaign following a series of missteps. · 35 – 32 percent for Cruz. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has 13%, up from 7% in September.
Donald Trump is the Republican candidate most trusted to manage the economy, deal with foreign leaders and serve as commander in chief, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll of Republicans conducted after the party’s third debate.
Oddly enough, Clinton holds a slight lead over Trump with a 46 percent to 43 percent advantage. Marco Rubio, 47 percent to 44 percent, though that’s well within the poll’s margin of error of plus-minus 3.4 percentage points. Rubio is an establishment alternative to Jeb Bush.
On the Democratic side, the poll showed Hillary Clinton leading Sen. Bernie Sanders. Three percent said they would support former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.
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Rivals Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie and Rand Paul all polled at 3 percent or less. Unfortunately for Clinton, though, when it comes head-to-head with Carson, she trails behind, 50% to 40%. He said the race has already left a few front-runners on life support.
Clinton received 53 percent of the vote among Democrats. Trump’s favorable rating was 37 percent and his unfavorable rating was 56 percent.
In the poll, the most important factor for GOP primary voters revolves around economic issues with 38% saying it will be the number one reason when picking their choice of a presidential nominee. Obama’s job performance has gained a 45 percent approval and 49 percent disapproval from Republican voters.
In terms of favorability, Bush fares worse among Republican voters than any of his primary opponents, with a 47 percent unfavorable rating. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.
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Nine percent of voters remain undecided, according to the poll of 502 registered Republicans, with a margin of error of 4.4 percent.
