Ted Cruz earned 16 percent.
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King notes that there other GOP candidates, such as Sen.
King concedes that Carson’s verbal blunders in recent weeks, and low-key demeanor that seems like weakness to many voters preferring more toughness these days, have helped boost Cruz. Marco Rubio of Florida who moved into second place with 17 percent pushing retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson into a tie with Texas Sen.
There has been talk of Bush and allied groups launching a major offensive against Rubio; it will be interesting to see if those plans are quietly scuttled under pressure from donors who see Rubio as the last viable alternative to “outsiders” Trump, Carson, and Cruz.
Trump led with 27 percent, 10 percentage points ahead of his nearest contender, U.S. Sen.
Addressing a question during the town hall meeting in Bettendorf on the availability of contraception to women, Cruz slapped down the Democrats’ “war on women” narrative while also calling out Hillary Clinton for her jab at the GOP as “the condom police”. The Doctor sinks. The Donald soars. While 46 percent of Trump’s supporters say they have made up their minds, two thirds of all Republicans or those leaning Republican say they may change their minds. If he qualifies for the main stage at the GOP debate later this month, it will be because of his strength in the first primary state of New Hampshire, not his national standing.
Meanwhile, in the Democratic contest, Clinton leads Vermont Sen. Then, Carson was polling at 23 percent. You’re trying to think: “‘How do I run?’ Well, you can’t run on the economy because we have the lowest percentage of Americans working any year since 1977”, the 44-year-old candidate analyzed.
33 – 33 percent for Cruz.
Beinart, in a piece published Monday, cites Kasich’s responses on ABC’s “This Week” about a Kasich campaign web ad as a prime example of that appeasement, saying it’s driven by fear of angering Trumps voters and angering Trump into running as an independent.
There’s also another familiar theme, as a majority of voters say both Clinton and Trump are not honest or trustworthy.
And only six in 10 say he has strong leadership qualities – down from 76 percent of Republicans in early November.
Clinton beats Trump in a head-to-head competition, 47%-41%.
King balks at the view of many political experts that a hard line conservative can not win a general presidential election. The margin of error among Republicans was plus or minus 3.8 percent.
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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.
