A new Public Policy Polling survey in South Carolina — conducted after last weekend’s GOP debate — finds Donald Trump leading the pack with 35%, followed by Ted Cruz at 18%, Marco Rubio at 18%, John Kasich at 10%, Ben Carson at 7% and Jeb Bush at 7%.
Key takeaway: “The GOP poll suggests Trump’s debate performance – in which he criticized former President George W. Bush for the 9/11 attacks – may not be hurting the frontrunner in a state that has deep ties to the Bush family.”