THE HILL: …Trump now has the support of 27 percent of Republican primary voters, according to the poll, a portion of which was conducted after Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) moved into second place with 22 percent, gaining 12 points…
[Ben] Carson dropped 18 points in the poll, released Sunday morning, falling to fourth place in the crowded GOP presidential field. Carson was atop the last NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll in late October. Carson now is the first choice of 11 percent of GOP primary voters… (more)
