- August 20, 2015 -
TRUMP SMASH: LEADS JEB BY +18 POINTS IN PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY
Just two months ago, in early June, a Quinnipiac poll showed Trump with only 4% support among Republican primary voters in Pennsylvania. The billionaire business was in tenth place. A new Quinnipiac poll released Thursday shows a startling reversal. Trump is not only in first place with 24% support, he’s beating second place Ben Carson by a whopping +11 points.
Trump beats second and third place (Rubio) combined.
Jeb Bush has dropped -4 points from 10% support to just 6%.
Sen. Marco Rubio, who led the field in the June poll with 12% support has dropped to 10%.
According to the Real Clear Politics poll of polls, Trump leads in the early states of Iowa +7.6%, New Hampshire +13.5%, South Carolina +20%, and Florida +2.5%.
Nationally, Trump leads the 16 person field by +11.3%.
