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Sanders Would Defeat GOP Field; Clinton Ties or Trails: Poll
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would fare better than rival Democrat Hillary Clinton against Republican White House contenders in general election matchups, a Quinnipiac national poll shows.
Read More >>Donald Trump Falls Behind Ted Cruz in National NBC/WSJ Poll
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has fallen behind Ted Cruz in the national GOP horserace, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
In the poll, Cruz is the first choice of 28 percent of Republican primary voters, while Trump gets 26 percent. They’re followed by Marco Rubio at 17 percent, John Kasich at 11 percent, Ben Carson at 10 percent and Jeb Bush at 4 percent.
Read More >>John Kasich Hopes for Another Success Story in Michigan
Four days before the South Carolina primary, Gov. John Kasich stepped off his campaign bus into a crowded Republican Party office near Detroit on Tuesday morning and marveled at how many people had shown up to see him.
Read More >>National poll: Sanders tied with Clinton, Trump up 8 points
Donald Trump’s lead among Republicans nationally has soared back to double digits, according to the results of the latest Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, while on the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are locked in a virtual tie.
Read More >>Trump up big in Nevada: poll
Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in the party’s Feb. 23 Nevada caucuses, according to a CNN/ORC poll released on Wednesday.
Trump has 45 percent support, followed by 19 percent who said they are backing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), 17 percent who are backing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 7 percent who are backing retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
Read More >>GOP town hall: What to watch for
Republican presidential contenders are set for one last nationally televised chance to make their cases before Saturday’s crucial South Carolina primary.
The pair of town halls, which start at 8 p.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday nights, will be moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper. The first night features Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, and the second night’s lineup is Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Donald Trump.
Read More >>If Donald Trump wins South Carolina, can he be stopped?
By Saturday night, after polls close in South Carolina, Donald Trump is poised to have a gigantic lead in the Republican delegate race. By no means an insurmountable one, of course, but a big Trump victory there will start to raise questions about where, if anywhere, he can be stopped.
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