PPP--SC: Trump: 35% Rubio: 18% Cruz: 18% Kasich: 10%

[book_worm]

Donald Trump still is leading the S.C. Republican presidential race after the weekend’s explosive GOP debate in Greenville.

But the race for second place in Saturday’s primary appears to be narrowing.

Behind Trump, who has 35 percent support in a new poll, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas are tied for second place — at 18 percent each, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released exclusively Monday to The State.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is in fourth at 10 percent support, followed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, tied with 7 percent support each.

Public Policy interviewed 897 likely GOP primary voters Sunday and Monday – the first look at how after Saturday night’s Republican presidential debate affected the race. The poll has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.

The GOP poll suggests Trump’s debate performance – in which he criticized former President George W. Bush for the 2001 terror attacks – may not be hurting the frontrunner in a state that has deep ties to the Bush family.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article60547281.html#storylink=cpy

[Warren Stupidity]

1. ! Is tied with Carson? Wow, that must suck at the Bush

conclave.


The media continues to pretend that the real contest is for second place, as if somehow Trump just disappears with his delegates and the left behinds get to fight it out.