Election 2016: Donald Trump Has Strong Lead in New Hampshire; Marco Rubio, Ben Carson Poll Second Place
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to maintain a strong lead in New Hampshire according to recent polls.
A new WBUR poll released Wednesday morning shows that the GOP front-runner is polling at 22 percent among likely primary voters in New Hampshire, which gives him a 4-point increase since the last WBUR poll was released on Nov. 4.
Top GOP candidate Ben Carson, on the other hand, fell four points in the poll to 11 percent. Meanwhile, WBUR reports that the retired neurosurgeon's popularity in the Granite State has also been on the decline since September, when he polled at 17 percent.
Also polling at 11 percent is Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, which puts in a second place tie with Carson. Rubio, however, is doing well in New Hampshire considering that he had just 2 percent of support from likely Republican primary voters two months ago.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz fell in third place with 8 percent, while 13 percent of those surveyed said they are still undecided on a GOP candidate.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fell by two-percentage points to 6 percent, followed by Kentucky Sen. Rand, who gained two-percentage points and is now at 5 percent. Carly Fiorina also dropped two-percentage points and is at 4 percent.
A new Fox News poll also shows Trump with a commanding lead among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire. The real estate mogul leads with 27 percent of the vote, while Marco Rubio received 13 percent of support and Cruz landed in third place with 11 percent, according to the Fox News poll released Wednesday. Carson was tied for fourth place with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 9 percent.
Likewise, RealClearPolitics, puts the reality TV star at the head of the pack with 26.3 percent, Rubio at 12.3 percent, and Carson at 11.3 percent.
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