Quinnipiac Poll: Trump 27, Rubio 17, Cruz 16, Carson 16

The Q poll also shows that Cruz has one very clear edge over Trump as the race moves forward: nearly no one can’t see themselves being for him.

Cruz is right that there is no “rubber shortage”.

Unlike other Republican candidates, Cruz has not yet openly attacked Trump. Marco Rubio of Florida. Rubio’s one advantage is, as the Quinnipiac poll demonstrates, that he’s popular among conservatives, people who consider themselves “somewhat conservative”, and the mushy middle, and his support straddles the genders.

“Hillary Clinton embraces abortion on demand in all circumstances up until the moment of birth, partial birth abortion with taxpayer funding with no notification for parents in any circumstances”, Cruz said.

“Ted Cruz checks all boxes for a full-spectrum constitutional conservative”, King said.

“I’m the only person on that stage who has actually fought terrorism”, said Christie, a federal prosecutor during the George W. Bush administration, adding that he “knows how to use those tools, and knows how to bring to terrorism to heel”.

Cruz has sought to distinguish himself in Congress by carrying – proudly and loudly – the anti-GOP-establishment torch.

“He definitely goes against the grain and we really like that”, said Foster, who said national security has become the key issue for her.

There seems to be no stopping billionaire businessman Donald Trump as he continues dominating the Republican field just two months out from the Iowa primary.

Senator Marco Rubio is now in second place with 17% and neurosurgeon Ben Carson drops to a third place tie with Senator Ted Cruz at 16%. The low-key physician and author who overcame poverty growing up in Detroit is the victim of controversy over the details of his up-by-the-bootstraps life story and his woeful inexperience and knowledge of national security and foreign policy matters – especially in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Paris. “There’s a geopolitical chess board going on. Don’t you want a candidate that when Putin is there, it’s Putin that blinks?” This shift in focus has boosted Trump, who’s honed an image of strength in the minds of many voters, as well as Carson, and Rubio.

Even as he makes immigration a central issue in his presidential campaign, there are two important questions on the topic that Republican Sen. Trump is still outpacing his rivals in state and national polls – he leads the Quinnipiac survey with 27% – and predictions about his demise have so far proved premature and efforts to topple him have largely backfired on his opponents.

“Senator Rubio emphatically supported Hillary Clinton in toppling (Muammar) Qaddafi in Libya”.