Republican Primary Date, Polls & Debates: Donald Trump & Ben Carson Neck-and- Neck In Latest National Poll
CNN News reported that after the latest in the Republican primary, Donald Trump and Ben Carson are now neck-and-neck in the national poll.
Trump now has 24% support, while Carson has 23%, according to the latest Quinipiac University survey.
Trailing behind them are Florida Senator Marco Rubio with 14% support and Texas Senator Ted Cruz with 13%. The rest are getting single-digit support percentages, with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush with only 4% support, Carly Fiorina, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Ohio Governor John Kasich at 3% each. Finally, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul at 2%.
However, The Washington Times noted that Trump is not worried about their single percentage difference, as he said that Carson has "lower energy" than Bush, who he said was practically narcoleptic. "Ben will not be able to deal with China, he will not be able to deal with Iran, he will not be able to deal with any of the countries that are really abusing our country," Trump said.
"Frankly, when you talk about energy, he's got lower energy than Jeb Bush," Mr. Trumpsaid. "I don't know where Ben comes from, but if Ben got in, you would say, 'Oh my God - we have ourselves a problem'," he added.
As for the Democrat party, Hillary Clinton is still in the lead with 53% support, as opposed to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, with only 35%.
Unfortunately for Clinton, though, when it comes head-to-head with Carson, she trails behind, 50% to 40%.
Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll remarked in a release, "Is there a doctor in the house? There certainly is and at the moment Dr. Ben Carson is delivering a troubling diagnosis to Secretary Hillary Clinton."
"With the election one year away, Ben Carson has surgically cut away all but one GOP opponent and taken a scalpel to Hillary Clinton's lead," he added.
Other head-to-head polls are not as threatening. Rubio leads Clinton 46% to 41%, but the former secretary of State leads Trump with 46% to 43%, Cruz also with 46% to 43% and Christie with 46% to 41%.
While these numbers say a lot about the candidates, there are negative favorability ratings in the race. For instance, only one in four of those surveyed say that they have a positive view of Bush and 58% admitted to holding a negative view. Trump, on the other hand, is viewed favorably by 37%, while 56% have a negative view of the billionaire. Finally, Clinton is also not put in a good light, as she had a 42% positive view, which is significantly lesser than her 52% negative view.
What do you think about these numbers so far?