Ben Carson Takes National Lead Over Trump At Just The Right Time
It was nearly two months ago when Ben Carson first took a lead in Iowa over Donald Trump, a development that resulted in some decidedly low-frequency feuding between the two candidates. That dynamic was largely absent from the ensuing Republican debate, however, with Trump more interested in fending off attacks from others.
Over the past week or so, things escalated when Carson began turning in some truly scary numbers in Iowa, prompting Trump to attack Carson over his energy level and religion. On Tuesday, the eve of the next Republican presidential debate, Carson overtook Trump for the first time on a national poll:
Ben Carson has surpassed Donald Trump and now narrowly leads the Republican field in the race for the nomination in the latest national CBS News/New York Times Poll.
Twenty-six percent of Republican primary voters back Carson, giving him a four-point edge over Trump (22 percent). Support for Carson has quadrupled since August.
The rest of the Republican presidential candidates lag far behind in single digits. Marco Rubio is now in third place (eight percent), followed by Jeb Bush (seven percent) and Carly Fiorina (seven percent). All other candidates are at four percent or lower.
It’s obviously just one poll, and one which had Carson much closer to Trump than other polls did the last time it was taken, but coming when it does, this CBS News/New York Times poll could have a seismic effect on the race.
We won’t have to wait long to find out, but it seems likely that…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
9 responses to Ben Carson Takes National Lead Over Trump At Just The Right Time
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KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker October 27th, 2015 at 20:22
This is a race amongst the most extreme wingnuts of a party that has gone completely off the rails and is voted on by ignorant, racist, superstitious, fearful, bigoted gun-hugging buffoons.
It’s exciting to watch this race to the bottom.
whatthe46 October 27th, 2015 at 20:30
ain’t that the truth? and with those two numbnuts leading the pack of dipshits, it speaks volumes about their voters and the repukes in general. us liberals and democrats just sit back and watch the train wreck. oh and with plenty of popcorn.
amersham46 October 27th, 2015 at 21:23
Never have so many tried so hard to be humiliated in a national election
tracey marie October 27th, 2015 at 21:23
I like that
Roctuna October 28th, 2015 at 08:13
I give him a couple more weeks of down-polling and then he withdraws. What do you think?
tracey marie October 28th, 2015 at 14:03
the same, he will come up with some excuse.
granpa.usthai October 28th, 2015 at 01:29
(sigh!)
and all so Mitt can come in just in time to get a TKO ass whuppin’ from Madam/Ms./Mrs. POTUS2B.
DogsRgoodpeople October 28th, 2015 at 07:20
Trump will be on the warpath tonight. This should be great . World Series is on at the same time, gonna be working the remote hard.
Chris October 28th, 2015 at 07:29
I’ve said it before: I suspect that this massive shift is due to the wavering loyalties of fundamentalists, looking for THE godly candidate.
And won’t it be a hoot when they discover that Seventh Day Adventist Carson believes that all the fundamentalists are going to hell for recognizing the Sabbath on Sunday.