Political outsiders Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson led among Republican or Republican-leaning primary voters in a poll from the Pew Research Center released Friday.
Trump polled at 25 percent while Carson polled at 16 percent.
Another 25 percent of those surveyed said they “don’t know” who to choose.
Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) and former technology executive Carly Fiorina tied for third at 8 percent.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (who earlier in the week was trying to convince early morning television hosts that he was “having fun” on the campaign trail) polled at 4 percent.
That put Bush’s support only above Sen. Rand Paul (KY) and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and tied with “other” among the eight possible choices for voters. “Other” included candidates who polled at less than 2 percent.
The survey was conducted among 1,502 adults via landline and cell phone, including 566 Republican and Republican-leaning voters who may vote in primary or caucus, from Sept. 22 to 27. The margin of error overall was 2.9 points, but among registered Republican voters, it was 4.7 points.
John Ellis “Scott” Walker Bush
How long before Jeb drops to being at the kiddie table at the debates? They set the bar at 3% in the polls to debate with the big boys, so he’s getting close. Although I’m sure if Jeb does drop that much, whoever makes the rules will finally decide that everyone belongs on the main platform.
I can’t wait until bushie III has to drop out do to family “illness” (a/k/a tanking poll numbers)!
Come on jebbie, really?
Do you think anyone, even the most stupid gop/bag troll, wants another bush in the white house? Especially after what that last one did to this country?
Yep. No way they would ever allow Jeb to be dropped down to the kiddie table, it would be far too humiliating, not just for him, but for too many of the party’s elite who have ponied up to his campaign.
He will resign before something like that happens.
Aside from all the baggage he’s got to haul around with him on the campaign trail - and Jeb! has at least as much, arguably more, baggage than even HRC - Jeb! must be the LEAST qualified presidential candidate ever for an exclamation point. Trump! would make some sense, but putting that thing at the end of the acronymic appellation of the Bush clan’s meekest most timid cautions milque-toastiest nothing burger product ever just comes off as feckless self-mocking.
It’s not even necessary to stick a fork in him, now: either flush him down the garb-R-ator, or cart the whole sorry rancid mess out of the kitchen, carefully so’s not to slop over any Jeb! onto your flooring, pets or crawling children, slowly tip the full contents of the pan into your toilet, THEN straight away AFTER MAKING SURE TO CLOSE THE LID to prevent the spread of contagion or noxious fumes, flush, repeatedly and vigorously.
And at that point, you better have made sure to have stocked up on North Carolina strength industrial waste air freshener, cuz you’re gonna need it …!