Presidential Polls 2016: Donald Trump With Strong Lead in South Carolina Ahead of Primary
New polls show Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the lead by as much as 27 points in the primary race for South Carolina.
Polls listed on Real Clear Politics (RCP) find that the billionaire business man has a wide lead in the Republican field among likely GOP primary voters with less than two weeks before the primary on Feb. 20. This means that Trump is gaining even more momentum following his primary win in New Hampshire on Feb. 9.
In the SC House GOP survey, Trump came in first place with 35 percent of support, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz came in second with 16 percent.
Overall, RCP rated Trump with a 35.7 percent average and Cruz with 18.7 percent average.
Meanwhile, a recent survey from Morning Consult shows the real estate mogul with more than double the support of his political rivals among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. According to the poll, Trump holds a whopping 44 percent lead, while Cruz comes in second with 17 percent of support.
A recent Washington Post poll also listed Trump as the clear front-runner in the South Carolina primary race, showing him with 36 percent of support and Cruz at 20. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ranked in third place with 15 percent, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 11 and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at 9 percent.
In wake of the political showdown to win the South Carolina primary, Trump released a new ad doubling down on his anti-immigration rhetoric entitled "Jamiel." In the 30-second slot, the narrator recounts the shooting death of 17-year-old Jamiel "Jas" Shaw, Jr., who was killed by an undocumented immigrant in 2008.
"Jas Shaw was a 17-year-old football star who was gunned down just outside his home," says a narrator. "His killer? An illegal immigrant gang member who just got out of prison."
The victim's father, Jamiel Shaw, also appears in the slot endorsing Trump's hardline stance to stop illegal immigration.
"Trump is the only one saying, you're going to dealt with, we're going to enforce that. We're going to enforce that. That's a beautiful thing," Shaw says.
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