A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll in South Carolina finds Donald Trump leading the GOP field with 28%, followed by Ted Cruz at 23%, Marco Rubio at 15%, Jeb Bush at 13%, John Kasich at 9% and Ben Carson at 9%.
Last month, Trump held a 16-point lead over Cruz.
A new tracking poll from South Carolina House Republicans finds Trump ahead at 34%, followed by Cruz at 18%, Rubio at 16%, Bush at 15%, Kasich at 9% and Carson at 5%.
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