Donald Trump up 4 points over Ted Cruz in Quinnipiac poll

Twenty-four percent said they wouldn’t feel either way. Twenty-seven percent said they would not vote.

Looks like Ted Cruz has begun to peak at just the right moment. He says that Trump’s leading the field is “a nightmare for the Republican party” and “not the image the Republican party wants to have”.

Trump wins 28 percent support in a Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday, with Cruz nipping at his heels with 24 percent.

According to most polls, which may or may not be accurate as recent elections have demonstrated, Trump consistently leads the Republican field nationally and in the early primary states of New Hampshire and SC, while U.S. Senator Ted Cruz now is ahead in projections for the Iowa Caucuses.

The study also noted that few of the other candidates in the race saw appreciable differences across polling platforms.

“Half of American voters say they’d be embarrassed to have Donald Trump as their commander-in-chief and most Americans think he doesn’t have a good chance in November, but there he is still at the top of the Republican heap”, said pollster Tim Malloy. Meanwhile, both Sen. Marco Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson are trailing slightly behind the two.

In South Carolina, Trump’s numbers rose to 38 percent, Cruz’ to 23 percent, and Rubio’s to 12 percent, while Carson fell to 9 percent with Jeb Bush close behind at 7 percent.

How is it possible that so many Americans support a candidate who repeats claims that have been demonstrably debunked as lies, has only the most tenuous grasp on important policy issues, and appears to be scraping the very worst elements of racism and xenophobia from the bottom of the United States’ cultural barrel?

Republican presidential candidate Sen Ted Cruz campaigns at Life Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia, on December 18, 2015.

61 – 34 percent that he does not share their values. “Hillary Clinton tops him. Sen”. The billionaire former reality television star consistently polls higher in online polls than he does in polls conducted over the telephone by a human questioner.

The poll also found that following last Tuesday’s Republican debate, Cruz continues to chip away at Trump’s massive lead. Of those who watched, 26 percent said Cruz won, while 24 percent said Trump won.