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Jeb Bush tanks in national poll

  • November 04, 2015
  • Washington

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at a campaign event Nov. 3 in Rye, N.H. (Steven Senne, AP)

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush at a campaign event Nov. 3 in Rye, N.H. (Steven Senne, AP)

Support for Jeb Bush among Republicans across the nation has plummeted to only 4% in the latest Quinnipiac poll

That’s down from 10% in September.

The former Florida governor has sought to reset his campaign

The new Quinnipiac survey found that among Republicans and Republican-leaning voters, Bush indeed lost the last debate on Oct. 28 by a resounding margin — some 40% said he did the worst job. The second-worst place went to Ohio Gov. John Kasich with 15%.

Longtime race leader Donald Trump remains near the front of the GOP pack. The poll found that Trump is virtually tied for the lead with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Trump is at 24% among Republican voters and Carson has 23%, well within the 4.4-point margin of error.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is in third place with 14% — a gain of 5 points since the last Quinnipiac survey in September. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has 13%, up from 7% in September. No other candidate is near double digits.

In general election matchups against Democrat Hillary Clinton, Quinnipiac found that Carson would beat her 50% to 40%, Rubio and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie both would best her 46% to 41%, and Cruz would lead her 46% to 43%.

The only candidate tested that would lose to Clinton is Trump. He gets 43% support to Clinton’s 46%.

The poll surveyed 1,144 registered voters between Oct. 29 and Nov. 2.

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