Poll: Trump, Carson dominate GOP field as Fiorina falters

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Donald Trump and Ben Carson now stand alone at the top of the Republican field, as Carly Fiorina's brief foray into the top tier of candidates seeking the GOP nomination for president appears to have ended, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.

Fiorina has lost 11 points in the last month, declining from 15% support and second place to 4% and a tie for seventh place.

At the same time, Carson has gained eight points and joins Trump as the only two candidates with support above 20%. As in early September before Fiorina's spike in support, Trump and Carson are the first choice candidate of about half of the potential Republican electorate. All told, nearly two-thirds of Republican voters choose Trump or Carson as either their first or second choice for the nomination.

No other candidates made significant gains since the last CNN/ORC poll conducted just after the Republican debate hosted by CNN and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/politics/poll-donald-trump-ben-carson-gop/

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Trump has been first place in every poll for more than 3 months.....

[BootinUp]

1. This country is such a mess. lol.

[trusty elf]

2. ...

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[Demit]

5. Heh. I like how all Ted Cruz has to do is make his regular face

to look as nuts as the rest of them.

[wordpix]

8. lol, but where is ! ? and Failorina?

Thanks for a good laugh

[secondwind]

3. it is downright frightening....

[rpannier]

4. I think I may run as the standard bearer of my own party

With the people the Republicans have running, I could probably finish 2nd to the Dem nominee
And parlay it into a book and guest spots in TV and movies

[uawchild]

6. Don't underestimate their appeal

Sure, they're clowns, but a Trump/Carson ticket might be tougher to beat than we all would like to think. Trump's fascist populism resonates with Republican voters without a college education because when he tells them they are being screwed by bad trade deals and globalization they believe it. If he gains any significant crossover appeal with working class Democratic voters, well, watch out.

[DFW]

7. I hold these truths to be self-evident..........

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[NonMetro]

9. Now, Let Me Get This Straight:

One of every five Republicans support Ben Carson for president of the United States of America? One in five?!?!

Wait a minute. This isn't one of those joke polls is it?

[StevieM]

10. I guess Lindsey Graham's 1% will get him into the kids table debate. (eom)