PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — After Republican front-runner Donald Trump painted a target on his back on Monday, Gov. Chris Christie spent much of the day refusing to hit back at the billionaire businessman he considers a friend. But as tensions between the two rose, Christie ended the day taking his own shots, saying that with Trump, “outrageous… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Republican front-runner Donald Trump hurled an attack at Gov. Chris Christie over Twitter Monday morning, accusing the governor of spending too much time away from his day job. The billionaire businessman questioned how Christie is running the “deeply troubled” state of New Jersey when he’s “spending all of his time” in New Hampshire. The… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Donald Trump compared the “pathological temper” that Republican presidential rival Ben Carson claims to have had in his youth to the sickness of a “child molester” during a television interview Thursday. Later in the day, Trump declared during a rally in Iowa that he would “bomb the s**t out of ISIS.” And in his… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Trump/Christie in 2016? It’s a possibility, Donald Trump told a crowd in New Hampshire on Wednesday, according to a report by NBC News. As Trump made an appearance at a political speaker series in Manchester, a man in the crowd asked the billionaire businessman and Republican presidential candidate if he’d given any thought to… Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson led Donald Trump in a poll of likely Republican caucus goers released Friday, the second survey in two days to show the businessman and national GOP front-runner falling out of first place in the initial 2016 contest for convention delegates. The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll gave Carson 28… Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson closed to within a virtual tie with businessman Donald Trump among likely Republican presidential primary voters in a poll out Tuesday that also showed a drop in support for Gov. Chris Christie. The Fox News survey gave Trump 24 percent and Carson 23 percent. The 1-point difference is within the… Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads businessman Donald Trump for president by just 3 points among registered voters in a poll released Sunday. The ABC News/Washington Post survey gave Clinton, who leads in polls for the Democratic presidential nomination, 46 percent to 43 percent for Republican front-runner Trump, who owns three New… Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Businessman Donald Trump widened his lead over his competitors as almost one-third of Republican voters said they wanted him as their 2016 presidential nominee, according to a poll released Thursday. Trump received 32 percent in the CNN/ORC International survey, with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in second with 19 percent. The poll, covering the period… Read the rest of this entry »
Trump tops all but Carson head-to-head
West Long Branch, NJ – Donald Trump has increased his GOP vote share since last month’s debate. The latest Monmouth University Poll of Republican voters nationwide also finds Ben Carson moving into second place, Jeb Bush slipping to third, and Scott Walker fading into the background. The poll also tested Trump directly against nine opponents in head-to-head match-ups and found that only Carson is able to get the better of him.
When Republicans and Republican-leaning voters are asked who they would support for the GOP nomination for president, Donald Trump leads the pack at 30%, which is up 4 points from early August before the first debate. Ben Carson (18%) has increased his vote share by 13 points and now holds second place. Jeb Bush (8%) has dropped by 4 points and now stands in a tie for third with Ted Cruz (8%). Following behind are Marco Rubio (5%), Carly Fiorina (4%), and Mike Huckabee (4%).
Scott Walker (3%), who held third place in Monmouth’s August poll, has dropped 8 points since then. Chris Christie, John Kasich, and Rand Paul each get 2%. The remaining six candidates included in the poll score no higher than 1% each.
“None of the establishment candidates is having any success in getting an anti-Trump vote to coalesce around them. In fact, any attempt to take on Trump directly only seems to make him stronger,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.
Posted: September 3rd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Monmouth University Poll, Press Release | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Monmouth University Poll, Patrick Murray, Press Release | 1 Comment »
TRENTON — A new Monmouth University Poll carries bad news for incumbents like Gov. Chris Christie, John Kasich and Scott Walker, and great news for outsiders like Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina. Carson and Trump are now tied for the top spot among likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers with 23 percent of the vote, with… Read the rest of this entry »
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