GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is the leading choice among North Carolina Republican primary voters in a recent US Public Policy Poll. Trump received 16 percent, while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush received 12 percent.<\/p>\n
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in tied for second with Bush at 12 percent. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was third with 11 percent. Dr. Ben Carson got 9 percent with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) got 7 percent while Se. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) got six percent. Gov. Chris Christie received five percent. Carly Fiorina followed with four percent and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry had two percent.<\/p>\n
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had one percent, as did Gov. Bobby Jindal, and former Sen. Rick Santorum. Gov. John Kasich and George Pataki were under one percent.<\/p>\n
President Obama carried North Carolina in 2008, but Republican nominee Mitt Romney took it back in 2012.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrump\u2019s favorability rating in North Carolina is 55\/32, much higher than we were finding in national polls prior to his entry into the race. Trump\u2019s really caught fire with voters on the far right- 66% of \u2018very conservative\u2019 voters see him favorably to only 24% with a negative view of him. Trump is polling particularly well with younger voters (29%) and men (20%),\u201d Public Policy Poll (PPP) reported.<\/p>\n
Bush had been the leader in the North Carolina polls, but is struggling to get the conservative vote.<\/p>\n
Clinton saw a ten-point drop in support from last month\u2019s standing. <\/p>\n
\u201cClinton\u2019s polling over 70% with African Americans, 60% with liberals and women, and 50% with moderates and voters in every age group,\u201d PPP reported, adding she is weaker with white voters and men.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of the general election match ups in North Carolina are close with Clinton trailing 5 of the Republican hopefuls, leading 4 of them, and tied with one,\u201d PPP noted.<\/p>\n
Source: Breitbart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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