Ben Carson Vaults Ahead of Donald Trump in Latest WSJ/NBC Poll
Ben Carson has vaulted ahead of real estate mogul Donald Trump to take the top choice for a Republican presidential nominee for GOP primary voters, based on the latest Wall Street Journal (WSJ)/NBC News poll.
For the first time since June, Donald Trump has been dethroned from his place at the top of the GOP field, the WSJ/NBC poll reflects. Ben Carson got the approval of 29 percent of Republican primary voters as the top choice for a GOP presidential candidate, while Trump only got 23 percent, according to Fox News.
Meanwhile, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took the third place with 11 percent and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took the fourth place with 10 percent in the poll. Florida Gov. Jeb Bush only got 8 percent of the Republican primary voters, WSJ reports.
Carson has gained three times the support from voters since July. The retired neurosurgeon has steadily built up his support during his campaign. He has become the top choice in every segment in the presidential candidacy, especially among social conservatives. This group of people includes Repubican voters who consider abortion as a major issue, those who go to church regularly, and those who earn less than $75,000 annually.
Dr. Carson got the lowest support from Republican voters who go to church less than once a week and those who earn more than $75,000 annually, the report adds.
Trump, on the other hand, has been on the top spot among GOP presidential candidates since June. In the previous WSJ/NBC poll two weeks ago, the billionaire's support decreased by two percentage points.
Meanwhile, Bush is on a rocky path in his presidential campaign. From being a GOP frontrunner with 22 percent support from primary voters, his score has now crashed to 8 percent. Only a few conservatives support him, and most of his support comes from liberal GOP voters and those who do not like Carson and Trump, the report relays.
The latest WSJ/NBC survey was conducted last Wednesday night, before and after the GOP presidential debate. The survey involved 400 Republican primary voters.
