Donald Trump Holds Strong Lead Over All GOP Presidential Hopefuls
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump now leads his top 2 challengers by 10 pts, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
23% of the 1,000 adults surveyed last Thursday through Monday in the USA Today/Suffolk University poll said they would vote for Donald Trump.
Both retired Dr. Ben Carson and former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Carly Fiorina finished with 13% each.
Only 10 of the 15 candidates seeking the nomination were included in the survey. The poll has a margin of error of 3% plus of minus.
“Despite topping the Republican ballot test, Trump’s overall favorability numbers should be of concern to his campaign,” said David Paleologos, who directs the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston.
Donald Trump’s favorability was at 27%, the lowest of the 10 candidates surveyed, while 61% of the respondents said they disapproved of him.
“Trump is the Jekyll-and-Hyde candidate,” Mr. Paleologos said, “strong among conservative voters but viewed much differently once Democrats and independents are in the mix.”
Below is how the remaining candidates fared, as follows:
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio: 9%.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: 8%.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: 6%.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: 2% each.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: 1% each.
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