Florida Sen. Marco made up for his poor showing in the New Hampshire presidential debate a week earlier, rating the highest in a
CBS News/GfK poll immediately after Saturday's GOP debate in South Carolina.
Here's how Republicans and independents who watched the debate responded when asked who won:
• Marco Rubio: 32 percent
• Donald Trump: 24 percent
• John Kasich: 19 percent
• Ted Cruz: 12 percent
• Ben Carson: 8 percent
• Jeb Bush: 5 percent
Rubio is the "clear favorite" among respondents identifying themselves as Republicans, while independents are split between Trump, Kasich and Rubio, CBS News reported.
But Trump is seen as most likely to win in the general election if he gets the nomination. Here's how the top three ranked on that question:
• Trump: 42 percent
• Rubio: 22 percent
• Cruz: 14 percent
No candidate was a clear winner on most trusted to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices, but Trump leads on values, the poll showed.
On the question of which candidate shares your values:
• Trump: 27 percent
• Carson: 16 percent
• Rubio: 16 percent
And on who is best prepared to be president:
• Kasich: 22 percent
• Trump: 20 percent
Trump leads on every issue in the poll, according to CBS: economy, immigration, terrorism, and bringing needed change. Rubio places second on immigration, while Kasich is second on the economy and jobs.
The poll talked to 601 voters nationwide who watched the debate and identified as either Republican or independent. The margin of error was plus-or-minus 4.5 percent.
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