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| Donald Trump widens lead to 20 points over Ted Cruz in New Hampshire | Donald Trump widens lead to 20 points over Ted Cruz in New Hampshire |
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| Donald Trump has expanded his polling lead in New Hampshire to a commanding 20% margin over senator Ted Cruz of Texas, as the Republican presidential frontrunner’s momentum widens in the second-in-the-nation voting state. | |
| The real-estate mogul is now backed by 34% of Republicans likely to vote in New Hampshire’s 9 February primary, according to a CNN/WMUR poll released on Wednesday – the same survey that sent shockwaves through the Democratic race with a surge for Bernie Sanders the day before. | The real-estate mogul is now backed by 34% of Republicans likely to vote in New Hampshire’s 9 February primary, according to a CNN/WMUR poll released on Wednesday – the same survey that sent shockwaves through the Democratic race with a surge for Bernie Sanders the day before. |
| Related: Bernie Sanders has 27-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire poll | Related: Bernie Sanders has 27-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire poll |
| Trump’s lead in the Granite State is now more than double Cruz’s support, which drifts at a distant 14%, although that represents a six-point jump in support from the last CNN/WMUR survey of Republicans conducted in December. | Trump’s lead in the Granite State is now more than double Cruz’s support, which drifts at a distant 14%, although that represents a six-point jump in support from the last CNN/WMUR survey of Republicans conducted in December. |
| The rest of the field, according to the latest New Hampshire poll, remains relatively crowded: | The rest of the field, according to the latest New Hampshire poll, remains relatively crowded: |
| There remains room for positivity among the lower ranks, however. A mere 31% of Republicans surveyed told CNN that they have definitively made up their minds about who they’re voting for, and Cruz remains the most popular second-choice candidate, with 20% of primary voters saying that the Texan senator of Canadian extraction would be their runner-up. | There remains room for positivity among the lower ranks, however. A mere 31% of Republicans surveyed told CNN that they have definitively made up their minds about who they’re voting for, and Cruz remains the most popular second-choice candidate, with 20% of primary voters saying that the Texan senator of Canadian extraction would be their runner-up. |
| On the issues, Trump continues to dominate with voters. He was named the most-trusted candidate to handle both Isis and the economy by likely voters, with 32% and 48% of those surveyed saying that he’s best suited to tackle them, respectively. | On the issues, Trump continues to dominate with voters. He was named the most-trusted candidate to handle both Isis and the economy by likely voters, with 32% and 48% of those surveyed saying that he’s best suited to tackle them, respectively. |
| Trump continues to be divisive among New Hampshire voters, however, with nearly one in three telling CNN that they would not vote for the billionaire frontrunner “under any circumstance”. Bush is the only other candidate to crack the double digits on unpopularity, with 18% of New Hampshire voters saying that they would rather vote for any other presidential candidate. | Trump continues to be divisive among New Hampshire voters, however, with nearly one in three telling CNN that they would not vote for the billionaire frontrunner “under any circumstance”. Bush is the only other candidate to crack the double digits on unpopularity, with 18% of New Hampshire voters saying that they would rather vote for any other presidential candidate. |