Ben Carson leads U.S. Republican presidential candidates in latest poll

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Ben Carson leads U.S. Republican presidential candidates in latest poll
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Retired U.S. neurosurgeon Ben Carson has surged ahead of billionaire businessman Donald Trump to become the leader among Republican presidential candidates, according to a latest national poll released Tuesday.

Carson gained 29 percent of support among Republican Party (GOP) primary voters, six percentage points ahead of former leader Trump, found the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

This marked the first time since June that the Journal/NBC News poll has found a Republican other than Trump to be leading the GOP field, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Texas Senator Ted Cruz ranked third and fourth with 11 percent and 10 percent of support, respectively.

Full story: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-11/04/c_134780413.htm

-- Xinhua 2015-11-04

[Jingthing]

Flash in the pan.

The more you learn about him, the creepier he gets.

[daoyai]

You would think that admitting to attacking people with rocks, bricks, hammers and knives in the past would end his poiltical career. supporting him should end the repubs.

[Jingthing]

Everyone who supports the candidacy of HRC should be giving money to Carson! He's a DOCTOR alright. He's basically Dr. Kavorkian for the republican party.

It's unclear now but I wonder if the republicans will get down to a more coherent choice.

One outsider right wing crazy vs. one more electable more mainstream experienced candidate?

In others words, choose between Trump and Carson.

Then choose between Rubio, Kasich, Bush, and Christie.

But the trouble with that is Cruz straddles both those categories.

Edited November 4, 2015 by Jingthing

[howto]

Another hit piece, from a Chinese source,

this info is a week old, already discredited.

Trump is leading in every national poll.

Those with a large sampling.

Carson is not really close, at all.

Get over it liberals and foreigners.

Edited November 4, 2015 by howto

[GinBoy2]

Another hit piece, from a Chinese source,

this info is a week old, already discredited.

Trump is leading in every national poll.

Those with a large sampling.

Carson is not really close, at all.

Get over it liberals and foreigners.

You and EnglishJohn must read the same polls, since you both can always conjure ones that seem to fit your own agenda.

Now if I read the current polls, Trump vs Carson, it's a statistical dead heat in 1, Trump leads in one and Carson leads in 2. The average is a dead heat too.

Also take a look at the link to show the trends. Whatever Carson is doing, or not doing seems to be working. Totally baffles me!

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html

Edited November 4, 2015 by GinBoy2

[empireboy]

It's a long race and we're far from the finish line!

Don't count your chickens yet...

[Pinot]

Trump? Carson? Does it really make any difference? Neither one of them has a prayer.

Ben Carson is a world renown brain surgeon who is anti science and bat-shit crazy. He actually believes the theory of evolution was derived from the devil. He believes the world was created and six days and evolution is satanic. He seems to lack a lick of common sense and a grasp on reality.

This week he tweeted, "It is important to remember, amateurs built the Ark and professionals built the Titanic." He really did and that's a typical kind of thing to say.

No, Doc, that's not important to remember. This guy is currently running with the big dog, Donald Trump. Carson is clearly unqualified to be President. Trump? He may be qualified in some alternative bizzaro world, but clearly he would be an absolute disaster as President.

Republicans are pathetic.

[puck2]

Trump? Carson? Does it really make any difference? Neither one of them has a prayer.

Ben Carson is a world renown brain surgeon who is anti science and bat-shit crazy. He actually believes the theory of evolution was derived from the devil. He believes the world was created and six days and evolution is satanic. He seems to lack a lick of common sense and a grasp on reality.

This week he tweeted, "It is important to remember, amateurs built the Ark and professionals built the Titanic." He really did and that's a typical kind of thing to say.

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Unfortunately, he cannot operate on himself