November 4, 2015 - The Doctor Is In As Carson Ties Trump In GOP Race

[brooklynite]

Source: Quinnipiac Polling Institute

One year before Election Day 2016, Dr. Ben Carson is virtually tied with Donald Trump as strong front-runners for the Republican nomination, and Carson tops former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 50 - 40 percent in the final face-off, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released today.

Trump gets 24 percent of Republican votes, with Carson at 23 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida at 14 percent, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 13 percent, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 4 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. No other candidate tops 3 percent, with 9 percent undecided, and 63 percent who might change their mind.

Among Republicans, 25 percent of voters say they "would definitely not support" Trump, with 23 percent who would not back Bush.

Clinton gets 53 percent of Democrats, with 35 percent for Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, with 9 percent undecided and 44 percent who might change their mind.

Read more: http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2299

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Bush at 4%. Poppy must be proud...

[thesquanderer]

1. Interesting how HRC and BS do about equally well against all the Republicans

which again counters the meme that Hillary is more electable. And BS actually has more upside potential there than HRC, since there are still many more voters who don't know him as well. As I've said before, I think the real tough climb for BS is to get the nomination. That's a bigger challenge for him than the general. We'll have to see whether he can even survive Super Tuesday.

[brooklynite]

2. Here's an important distinction

Polling is an expression of future intent. Converting that intent into actual get-off-the-couch-and-go-vote requires campaign staff (volunteers are important, but more important is knowing where to place the volunteers and how to match them to voters) and GOTV resources. Clinton will have the money to invest in GOTV on a scale to compete with the Republicans; Sanders, I worry, will not.

[Darb]

3. Please, please, please, please, please..........

nominate this kook.

Unfortunately, the SS Carson will founder.

[valerief]

4. BenCarszhi, BenCarszhi, BenCarszhi! nt

[Angry Dragon]

5. Carson is just your normal republican bigot