A new Monmouth poll in South Carolina finds Donald Trump leading the GOP field with 35%, followed by Ted Cruz at 19%, Marco Rubio at 17%, John Kasich at 9%, Jeb Bush at 8% and Ben Carson at 7%.
Trump Far Ahead in South Carolina
Key finding: “Driving Trump’s broad-based support is the sense that the next president needs to be someone from outside government (54%) rather than someone with government experience (33%). This sentiment has not changed much since last summer.”
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