Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump led in Georgia and Tennessee while rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was in first in Texas, according to a poll released Sunday ahead of Super Tuesday.
The NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll showed that Cruz led by 13 percentage points in Texas, which carries the most delegates to win, according to the report. Cruz had 39 percent of likely voters, Trump had 26 percent, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) had 16.
Trump led in both Tennessee and Georgia, the two other Super Tuesday states analyzed in the poll.
Trump had 40 percent of likely voters’ support in Tennessee, Cruz had compared with 22 percent, and Rubio had 19. In Georgia, Trump had 30 percent support while Cruz and Rubio each had 23, according to the report.
The survey was conducted by phone from Feb. 15-25 among 537 likely Republican voters in Texas, 665 in Tennessee, and 543 in Georgia. The margin of error was plus/minus 3.8 to 5.0 points.
TPM’s PollTracker average showed Trump with 37 percent, Cruz with 19.5 percent, and Rubio with 18.3.
2008-or-above-level Dem turnout in November.
Stories on multi-state or national polls miss the big picture.
To be the nominee of either party you have to actually win some states. Coming in second or third doesn’t cut it.
On Supertuesday the only person not named Trump who will win ANY state is Cruz in his home state of Texas. Otherwise Trump is going to run the table, not just on Tuesday, but in March and probably thru June.
Trump will beat Rubio in Florida later in March and beat Kasich in OH. This is the story. No one but Trump at this point has a path to victory.
The same holds true for the Democrats. Bernie was only ever going win 3 or 4 states: Iowa (he tied) NH (a favorite son and he won), Vermont (home state) and maybe Mass. Hillary is going to win every other state. And now it looks like Hillary will win Mass. Bernie does not have a path to victory.
Our Presidential elections are all about states, and barring an unforeseen shakeup of a Biblical nature, this contest ended for both parties weeks or more ago.
Agreed in all particulars.
Come on Donald, you can beat Cruz in Texas - try harder.
I would love to see Cruz defeated here.
They turned out last night.
Despite all the threats from the Sanders supporters, most of those who regularly vote, will. Some or a lot of his under 30 supporters probably won’t but it shouldn’t make that much difference. That demographic doesn’t have a good voting record anyway.