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applegrove

(118,677 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2015, 09:26 PM Jul 2015

Who Will Make the First GOP Debate?

Who Will Make the First GOP Debate?

the Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/2015/07/07/who-will-make-the-first-gop-debate/

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crunched the numbers from the last five national polls — two from Fox, one CNN, one NBC/WSJ, and one from Monmouth — and below are the polling averages. The first debate on August 6 is restricted to the top 10:

1. Jeb Bush – 15.4 %
2. Scott Walker – 10.8%
3. Ben Carson – 10%
4. Marco Rubio – 8.8%
5. Rand Paul – 7.6%
6. Mike Huckabee – 7.4%
7. Donald Trump – 6%
8. Ted Cruz – 4.8%
9. Rick Perry – 3.8%
10. Chris Christie – 3.6%

11. Rick Santorum – 2.2%
12. Carly Fiorina – 2%
13. John Kasich – 1.6%
14. Lindsey Graham – 1.4%
15. Bobby Jindal – 1.2%



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Who Will Make the First GOP Debate? (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2015 OP
uhm. marym625 Jul 2015 #1
Safe bet. daleanime Jul 2015 #2
I thought so marym625 Jul 2015 #3
Nostradomas is nothing compared to you! arcane1 Jul 2015 #6
Not even fucking close! marym625 Jul 2015 #7
The good news for those in 11th through 15th place is that at least one if not more of the people TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #4
I wonder if Fox will skew their coverage, or their polls, to promote those they want in the top 10 arcane1 Jul 2015 #5

TexasTowelie

(112,234 posts)
4. The good news for those in 11th through 15th place is that at least one if not more of the people
Tue Jul 7, 2015, 09:34 PM
Jul 2015

in the top 10 will make so many gaffes that they will included in the subsequent debate. I'm leaning towards Carson, Perry and Christie falling out after the first round.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
5. I wonder if Fox will skew their coverage, or their polls, to promote those they want in the top 10
Tue Jul 7, 2015, 09:36 PM
Jul 2015

It's not like their voters are going to be watching any other network to get news about these fools.

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