Surprise: Trump Falls Behind Cruz in National NBC/WSJ Poll

WSJ/NBC ^ | 2-17-16 | Mark Murray

[ifinnegan]

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has fallen behind Ted Cruz in the national GOP horserace, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

In the poll, Cruz is the first choice of 28 percent of Republican primary voters, while Trump gets 26 percent. They're followed by Marco Rubio at 17 percent, John Kasich at 11 percent, Ben Carson at 10 percent and Jeb Bush at 4 percent.

[gbscott1954]

Funny, thought all you Trump guys believed absolutely in the polls. Fact is, I think the election is far more fluid than any of us suspects. I just don’t see this sewed before May and the end of the primaries. And this is the best chance of an open convention since 1976.

BTW, why do you think it is a hit piece? Just because it shows your man losing?

[Diogenesis]

What Cruz cannot win by honesty,
by real conservatism (stopping ObamaTRADE at every level)
his staff .... simply make up.

[GodGunsGuts]

If you would like to be added to the
TED CRUZ 2016 PING LIST drop me a FReepmail.

[Bidimus1]

and his bankruptcy papers seen impeccable ;)

sorry it was just too obvious not to say.

[TexasCajun]

The remainder are all in till after Super Tuesday, March 1.

Kasich for sure will drop out, perhaps Bush if he doesn't want to further embarrass himself.

[gbscott1954]

Trump can sure yell “Liar” better and louder!

[Bogie]

Well actually, there is a possibility that the machines will be tampered with.

[20yearsofinternet]

I’m sure this poll is totally accurate.

Everyone else is wrong, this one is right.

Doesn’t matter that the poll was taken after NH and before the latest debate. This poll is just so super-advanced and smart, it’s showing numbers well in ahead of every other poll.

LOL!

[nascarnation]

I just don’t see this sewed before May and the end of the primaries.

I was really hoping things would be over by Mar 2 so we can get back to fighting Democrats. Sounds like another couple of painful months on FR.

[Raycpa]

From article (curious weighting):

Another possible explanation for Trump’s decline in the new NBC/WSJ poll is an increase in “very conservative” Republican voters from January’s sample.

If the current poll is re-weighted to reflect the ideological composition from last month, the GOP horserace numbers are: Trump 26 percent, Cruz 25 percent, Rubio 18 percent and Kasich 13 percent — so Trump is ahead by one point, but still down from January.

[PapaBear3625]

The SC primary is in three days, and Super Tuesday in less than two weeks. We will know soon enough.

[TexasCajun]

That's a national poll.

Super Tuesday will be the best indicator.

[MNJohnnie]

Hmm a professional poll by Qunnipac today shows Trump up verse a News Media poll from the Cheap Labor Express the Wall Street Journal/NBC showing Cruz up.

[hardspunned]

Trump is kinda like Hillary. The more you see, the harder it is to support. Bombastic screaming at the media is ok but against tried and true conservatives it gets old.

[Iowa David]

This can't be true.
He lost Palin’s endorsement.
He got Glenn Becks endorsement.
He reported on a news story and apparently cheated Trump out of a win in Iowa.
He sent mailers that offended the Trump followers.
He quoted Trumps words verbatim, thus making him a liar.
Cruz can't win in the general (unless you actually look the polls saying he can)

Looks like the tide is changing.

It's Cruz time.

[chris37]

Okay.

[Robert DeLong]

Don't.

Desperation spreading among the cheap labor express crowd?

Believe.

[WVKayaker]

Sorry, Teddy Bares. Trump will WIN, Teddy will LOSE!

[HarleyLady27]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3398416/posts

[The_Victor]

Means Cruz stays in after South Carolina

Cruz is in through super Tuesday, regardless. He has the funds.