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Of American voters trust Sen. Ted Cruz to nominate the new Supreme Court justice (57% don’t), only 31% trust Donald Trump to (62% don’t), and just 26% trust Marco Rubio to (61% don’t), according to a new Public Policy Polling survey. The poll also found that the public feels Taylor Swift is just as qualified as Donald Trump to make a court appointment.
I think that’s kind of ‘House of Cards’ stuff. It looks good on TV, it doesn’t ever work that way.
— Marco Rubio, shooting down “the notion that he and Ted Cruz would band together as a ticket to halt Donald Trump’s procession to the Republican nomination,” Politico reports.
30%
Of Americans “express a favorable opinion of Trump, while 67% see him unfavorably … Many, 56%, see him ‘strongly’ unfavorably, a new high. Both of these reflect remarkable levels of unpopularity for a major domestic political figure,” according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll. “Clinton, by contrast, is seen unfavorably by 52% and strongly so by 41%, each 15 points less than Trump’s ratings in this poll.”
Carly Fiorina endorsed one-time rival Sen. Ted Cruz for president. “Fiorina said last week during the Virginia primary that she didn’t vote for herself, despite appearing on the ballot, but instead chose Cruz.”
30%
Donald Trump’s lead over the GOP presidential field nationally, followed closely by Ted Cruz at 27%, John Kasich at 22% and Marco Rubio at 20%, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Also interesting is that Trump trails his rivals in hypothetical one-on-one match-ups: Cruz and Kasich best Trump by an identical 17 points, 57% to 40%, while Rubio beats Trump by 13 points, 56% to 43%.
