Trump leads, Carson second as GOP voters favor change over experience

[struggle4progress]

By Dan Balz and Scott Clement
November 22 at 12:01 AM

... National polls are only one measure of the nominating contests. But they are playing a more important role in this campaign than in some in the past, because they are being used by news organizations .. as one .. criterion for determining who qualifies for prime-time participation.

State polls can be equally indicative of candidates’ standings — and sometimes more so. In Iowa and New Hampshire, where the voting will begin in February, polls show Trump and Carson leading, but they also indicate possible movement as the first contests near.

In New Hampshire, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, businesswoman Carly Fiorina and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) are hoping to break through with strong finishes. Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum see Iowa as their best hope to defy the national polls ...

Republicans are also 18 percentage points more likely than Democrats to say they are “certain” to vote in the primary or caucus in their state, a far wider advantage than in 2008, the last year both parties held competitive nomination contests ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-leads-carson-second-as-gop-voters-favor-change-over-experience/2015/11/21/a1f05f1c-8fcb-11e5-acff-673ae92ddd2b_story.html

[Iliyah]

1. What change?

GOPers are still as nutty as ever even with experience. They a insane with or without, therefore, no changes.

[katsy]

2. This is gop change?

Going from fascist policies to just plain fucking nuts?

Ok then