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31%
Of Americans have a favorable view of Donald Trump while 67% are unfavorable — nearly identical to an early March Post-ABC poll which found he would be the most disliked major-party nominee since at least 1984, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Ted Cruz fares better with 36% favorable and 53% unfavorable among the public at-large; his strongly unfavorable mark is 20 percentage-points below Trump’s level (33% for Cruz vs. 53% for Trump). Both Trump and Cruz are less popular than Mitt Romney at this point in the 2012 campaign, a year in which the eventual Republican nominee was haunted by weak personal ratings.
53%
Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race, followed by Ted Cruz at 25% and John Kasich at 18%, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 49% to 41%.
54%
Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New York, followed by John Kasich at 21% and Ted Cruz at 18%, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 55% to 41%.
Cruz would be the most extreme right-wing nominee in modern American history. He is deeply out of sync with a large majority of voters on social issues. His role in shutting down the government is anathema to most Americans. If Republicans nominate Cruz, they concede any claim to the center whatsoever.
— Democratic pollster Geoff Garin, quoted by the Washington Post.
52%
Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New York, followed by John Kasich at 25% and Ted Cruz at 17%, according to a new Monmouth University Poll. Said pollster Patrick Murray: “If this result holds in every single congressional district, Trump will walk away with nearly all of New York State’s delegates.”
39%
Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in Pennsylvania, followed by Ted Cruz at 30% and John Kasich at 24%, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 50% to 44%.
39%
Ted Cruz’ first lead over the GOP field nationally, followed by Donald Trump at 37% and John Kasich at 23%, the Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll shows.
45%
Donald Trump remains the national frontrunner but his support has dropped three points from 48% last week. Ted Cruz is behind him with 28% support and John Kasich has 18% support, according to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll.
When we started, there were 17 candidates in this race. It was a wonderfully diverse, talented, dynamic, young field. It had really incredible talent. If you look at a number of the candidates that took on Donald Trump early on, they ended up as roadkill. … Our objective was simple from the beginning, it is to win this race, to win the nomination and then beat Hillary Clinton and turn this country around. And not be roadkill. I am very strongly committed on the anti-roadkill approach.
— Sen. Ted Cruz, explaining to WTMJ why he didn’t attack Donald Trump for many months.
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Republican insiders said “the party should nominate another candidate if Trump finishes with a plurality, rather than the required 1,237-delegate majority necessary to claim the party nomination,” Politico reports. “A majority of Republican insiders say Donald Trump should not get the GOP presidential nomination if he falls short of winning a majority of delegates – even if Trump amasses more than any of his opponents.”
