‘Teflon’ Trump Tops 2016 Race In New Poll
There seems to be no stopping billionaire businessman Donald Trump as he continues dominating the Republican field just two months out from the Iowa primary. A new national poll by Quinnipiac University released Wednesday shows Trump in first place with 27% support from Republican voters.
Senator Marco Rubio is now in second place with 17% and neurosurgeon Ben Carson drops to a third place tie with Senator Ted Cruz at 16%.
“Trump is no mere mortal, he is a unique political animal,” said Ford O'Connell, Republican strategist and former adviser on the 2008 McCain-Palin presidential campaign.
“Where Trump is really killing in the field is on the issue of who is a strong leader and terrorism. It’s what is keeping his numbers right where they are, on top.”
When it comes to electability, O'Connell says Rubio is the strongest matchup against Clinton.
“Marco Rubio gives Republicans the best chance to win because of his favorability and he is seen as most trusted across the board in terms of the issues that matter most. We are potentially seeing what could be our final three GOP candidates: Trump, Rubio and Cruz.”
Quinnipiac: Obama Leads In Key Battleground States
Recoverable, but not a good sign. Eventual GOP nominee needs at least Florida + either Ohio or Pennsylvania to unseat Obama in 2012. From Quinnipiac University (Released, 3/28/12):
| Matching Obama against either Romney or Santorum in each of these key states - no one has won the White House since 1960 without carrying at least two of them - shows: | |
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