Poll: Trump up by 21 points in NH, Cruz and Rubio tied for second

[mystery-ak]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268581-poll-trump-up-by-21-points-in-nh-cruz-and-rubio-tied

February 08, 2016, 07:29 am
Poll: Trump up by 21 points in NH, Cruz and Rubio tied for second

By Mark Hensch

Donald Trump commands a wide lead heading into Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary in New Hampshire, according to a new tracking poll.

Trump owns a 21-point edge over the Republican White House hopefuls in the latest University of Massachusetts-Lowell/7 News survey.

The outspoken billionaire has the support of 34 percent of the Granite State’s Republican-leaning voters, pollsters found.

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), meanwhile, are tied for second with 13 percent apiece.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) and Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) then have a deadlock of their own, with each candidate earning 10 percent.

Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) rounds out the top five in the GOP field, garnering 5 percent voter support in the early voting state.

Trump's support is down 2 points in Monday’s edition of the survey. Rubio, meanwhile, is down 1 point.

New Hampshire’s Republican-leaning voters are fairly committed to their choice for president, pollsters found.

About 75 percent are “definitely” voting for Trump, with 57 percent echoing that sentiment for Cruz and 51 percent for Rubio.

Another 25 percent “could change their mind” about Trump, while 43 percent would reconsider Cruz and 49 percent Rubio.

UMass-Lowell conducted its latest survey of 464 likely GOP-leaning primary voters via cell and landline telephone interviews from Feb. 5-7. It has a 5.13 percent margin of error.

[jmyrlefuller]

UMass-Lowell conducted its latest survey of 464 likely GOP-leaning primary voters via cell and landline telephone interviews from Feb. 5-7. It has a 5.13 percent margin of error.

So throwing a temper tantrum and demanding a revote apparently gains supporters in New Hampshire.

Of course, from the state that rigged its law to put its own primary ahead of any other, I expect nothing less. They're a modern-day Edom.

[Wingnut]

They are just making up poll numbers now.  It's a giant Ponzi scheme.*

 

Seriously though are there that many dolts living in New Hampster?

[aligncare]

They are just making up poll numbers now.  It's a giant Ponzi scheme.*

 

Seriously though are there that many dolts living in New Hampster?

Apparently so. Take the two second-place candidates, add them together, and they still don't approach Trump's support.

But, no surprise here. Historically, New Hampshire loves to reverse what Iowa does...

[jmyrlefuller]

They are just making up poll numbers now.  It's a giant Ponzi scheme.*

 

Seriously though are there that many dolts living in New Hampster?

Yes.

[aligncare]

Yes.

Yeah, that's the ticket. They're dolts!

No, they're not weighing candidates based on who they believe would get done the job New Hampshire Republicans want done...they're just dolts.

The other candidates' supporters are brilliant though (he said dripping sarcasm).

[jmyrlefuller]

Yeah, that's the ticket. They're dolts!

No, they're not weighing candidates based on who they believe would get done the job New Hampshire Republicans want done...they're just dolts.

The other candidates' supporters are brilliant though (he said dripping sarcasm).

The things New Hampshire Republicans want done are what make them dolts.

Which one will be paying my Obamacare mandate "tax/fee/whatever you call it" for supporting yet another universal health care supporter?

[Free Vulcan]

A big win will shore up Trump to a degree, depending on how big it is, since he's expected to win. The real story is Rubio. Without a close 2nd he'll come out very damaged, if it's 3rd after Cruz he might be all but done. He's shaky now after the weak debate performance, so it's do or die. Nobody expects much from Cruz, so if he's 2nd or a close 3rd he'll tread water to SC.