Donald Trump is holding a 2-1 lead among Republican presidential candidates, according to a new
Quinnipiac University poll released early Wednesday morning that shows him with 39 percent of those surveyed, marking his highest numbers so far.
By the numbers:
- Trump: 39 percent;
- Marco Rubio, 19 percent;
- Ted Cruz, 18 percent;
- John Kasich, 6 percent;
- Jeb Bush and Ben Carson, 4 percent each.
In Quinnipiac's Feb. 5 survey, Trump was carrying 31 percent, Cruz had 22 percent, and Rubio had 19 percent.
Further, GOP voters in Wednesday's poll said Trump has a 77 percent chance of winning in November, while 61 percent say Rubio has a good chance of winning and 60 percent say Cruz has a good chance.
The telephone poll was conducted nationwide between Feb. 10-15 of 602 Republican voters, carrying a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points, and 563 Democrats, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 points.
Trump fell behind the others as far as "character measurements," in many other categories:
Right kind of experience:
- Bush, 74 percent;
- Cruz, 68 percent;
- Trump, 60 percent;
- Kasich, 59 percent;
- Rubio, 54 percent.
Honest and trustworthy:
- Rubio, 72 percent;
- Bush, 70 percent;
- Kasich, 65 percent;
- Cruz, 62 percent;
- Trump, 60 percent.
Strong leadership qualities:
- Trump, 80 percent;
- Cruz, 69 percent;
- Rubio, 63 percent for Rubio;
- Bush, 60 percent;
- Kasich, 58 percent.
Cares about their needs and problems:
- Rubio, 73 percent;
- Cruz, 67 percent;
- Bush, 66 percent;
- Trump and Kasich, 62 percent.
Shares their values:
- Rubio, 70 percent;
- Cruz, 67 percent;
- Bush, 66 percent;
- Trump, 60 percent;
- Kasich, 57 percent.
Meanwhile, the poll showed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in a virtual tie, given the margin of error, with Clinton at 44 percent and Sanders at 42 percent, with 11 percent undecided.
The poll showed the gender gap is shrinking between the Democratic rivals, as women now back Clinton over Sanders by just 47-41 percent, with men backing Sanders by 44-40 percent.
Eighty-three percent of Democrats say Clinton has a good chance of winning in November, compared to 69 percent for Sanders.
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