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Sun Jan 31, 2016, 12:25 AM Jan 2016

Some takeaways from the Seltzer poll (Republicans)

Trumps support is not as broad as Cruz
Favorables have gone down for all of the main candidates since the last poll
Republican caucusers are not enthusiastic about Trump becoming the nominee
They think Trump will scare our enemies more than anyone else.
Trump seems to have a ceiling and the number of candidates is keeping him at #1
Republicans are surprisingly bothered by Cruz's borrowing

http://media.bloomberg.com/bb/avfile/r1OvZ1NeDjnY

First choice - Second Choice
Trump 28+7=35
Cruz 23+17=40
Rubio 15+20=35
Carson 10+11=21
Jeb!! 2

Favorable
Bush 41-53
Christie 40-44 Down from 51-42 a couple weeks ago
Cruz 65-28 down from 76-19 a couple weeks ago
Rubio 70-21 down from 73-21
Trump 50-47 down from 54-45
Palin 37-50

How enthusiastic would you be if this person became the nominee?
Choices: Very/Fairly Enthusiastic - Just OK with it/Not OK
Rubio 58-40
Cruz 56-53
Trump 44-56

Be the strongest leader
32 Trump
23 Cruz

Win the General Election
32 Trump
24 Cruz
17 Rubio

Be most respected by foreign leaders
20 Cruz
16 Trump
16 Rubio

Most feared by US enemies
50 Trump
21 Cruz
13 Not Sure
Everyone else

Cares about people like you
19 Trump and Cruz
18 Carson
14 Rubio

Republican Descriptor
38 Mainstream
33 Evangelical
20 Teabagger

More or less comfortable as president
Cruz 49-28
Trump 37-45

Two person race between Trump and Cruz
35 Trump
53 Cruz

Approve or Disapprove of Trump skipping debate
24 Approve
29 Disapprove
46 Don't care

Ted Cruz borrowed a million dollars from Wall St.
54 Bothers
44 Doesn't bother

Trump supports use of eminent domain
60 Bothers
35 Doesn't bother

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