Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is encroaching on real estate magnate Donald Trump’s lead in the Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday morning.
Trump polled at 28 percent, followed by Cruz at 24 percent.
The poll found half of those surveyed would be embarrassed if Trump became President.
Trump also lost to Clinton by 7 points and Sanders by 13 points in head-to-head match-ups.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) took third with 12 percent with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson close behind at 10 percent. No other candidates poll in double digits.
When asked about the the Republican debate on Dec. 15, 25 percent said former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush did the worst job whereas 40 percent said Cruz performed the best.
The poll was conducted among 1,140 registered voters nationwide from Dec. 16-20 by live interviews to land lines and cell phones with 508 Republicans. The margin of error overall was plus or minus 2.9 percent and the margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percent for Republican voters.
