POLITICO: Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican presidential race grew tighter on Friday as the standing of Ben Carson fell in the latest NBC News/Survey Monkey online poll of Republican and Republican-leaning voters nationwide. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, meanwhile, is moving closer to the top.
The Manhattan business mogul picked up 28 percent, followed by Carson and Cruz, who are both tied at 18 percent. In the last survey released in October, Trump and Carson were locked in a virtual tie at 26 percent each, followed by 10 percent for Cruz.
In the latest survey, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio trails the top three with 11 percent, followed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 4 percent and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina tied at 3 percent. All other candidates earned less than 3 percent support… (more)
