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Satisfaction With Acceptance Of Gays At New High

Gallup reports: A new high of 60% of Americans say they are satisfied with the acceptance of gays and lesbians in the U.S. — up from 53% in 2014 and 2015. As recently as 10 years ago, satisfaction was as low as 32%. The latest poll marks the first time that majorities of Americans from within the three major political …

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POLL: Hillary Widens Lead To 25 Points

The Hill reports: Hillary Clinton heads into the next Democratic presidential debate with a 25-point lead over Bernie Sanders, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The former secretary of State has the support of 59 percent of Democratic primary voters nationally, pollsters found, compared to 34 percent for the Vermont …

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GALLUP: Democratic Party Identification At New Low

But GOP isn’t doing much better. Via Politico: The share of Americans identifying as Democrats dropped to a record low in 2015, according to the latest Gallup results published Monday, in the latest indication that Americans’ attachment to either political party is at or nearing historical lows. Overall, 42 percent over the course of the past year identified as independents, …

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NEW POLLS: Early Races Remain Close

NBC News reports: Three weeks until the first presidential nominating contest, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are running neck and neck in Iowa, while Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are also locked in a tight race in the Hawkeye State. What’s more, Clinton and Sanders are within the margin of error in New Hampshire, while Trump has built a 16-point …

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NBC Poll: Donald Trump Holds 17-Point Lead

In the first national poll released this year, Donald Trump continues to hold a double-digit lead. The Hill reports: Trump is supported by 35 percent of Republican and GOP-leaning registered voters in the online survey, with Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) at 18 and 13 percent, respectively. All other candidates poll in single digits, with retired neurosurgeon …

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Rasmussen Poll: Clinton And Trump In Dead Heat

According to a poll released today by the right-leaning Rasmussen, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are tied in a hypothetical match-up. They write: If the 2016 presidential election was held today, 37% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for Clinton, while 36% would vote for Trump. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that a sizable 22% would choose …

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GALLUP: 64 Million Religious “Nones” In America

According to a just-issued Gallup poll, about 20 million Americans have left organized religion since 2008, bringing the estimated number of religious “nones” to about 64 million. Via Gallup: A review of over 174,000 interviews conducted in 2015 shows that three-quarters of American adults identify with a Christian religion, little changed from 2014, but down from 80% eight years ago. …

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New CNN/ORC Poll: Trump Leads By 21 Points

Donald Trump holds a formidable 21-point lead in a new national CNN/ORC poll released today. Details: Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year’s Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear — yet distant — second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released …

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Hillary Takes 33-Point Lead In New National Poll

The Hill has the numbers: Hillary Clinton holds a huge national lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), according to a new poll. A Monmouth University survey released Wednesday found Clinton with a 33-point lead, taking 59 percent support nationally over Sanders at 26 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley takes 4 percent support in the poll. Clinton has maintained a …

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Hillary Leads Sanders By 20 Pts In New National Poll

Hillary Clinton is leading Bernie Sanders by 20 points in a national poll released today. On the GOP side, many expected Ted Cruz to chip away at Trump’s lead this week, but that doesn’t appear to be happening. Politico reports: More than one-in-three Republican primary voters say they would vote for Donald Trump, according to the results of the latest …

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IOWA: Ted Cruz Takes Lead In New Poll

Ted Cruz has taken his first polling lead in an early state. CNN reports: Ted Cruz has overtaken Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a Monmouth University survey of Iowa Republicans released Monday. If the caucuses were held today, Cruz would win with 24% support to Trump’s 19% backing. Marco Rubio comes in a close third with 17% and Ben …

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Trump Leads By 20 Points In New National CNN Poll

Right wing sites are slightly pausing their San Bernardino celebrations to trumpet the “media fail” evidenced by the latest national poll which shows Donald Trump leading the field by 20 points. CNN reports: Donald Trump is once again alone at the top of the Republican field, according to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, with 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents …

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Trump Undamaged By Latest Controversies

As you can see, Donald Trump remains virtually bulletproof no matter how offensively he speaks or how many times he repeats the same lies. Quinnipiac recaps today’s poll: Eleven months before the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump is the undisputed leader in the Republican field, as Dr. Ben Carson, in a virtual tie with Trump four weeks ago, drops to …

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IOWA: Trump Drops To Third Place In New Poll

From the Des Moines ABC affiliate: A poll released Wednesday from Iowa State University and WHO-HD shows Ben Carson in the top spot among Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for president. The poll shows 27.2 percent of Republicans likely to participate in the Iowa Caucuses would support Carson, a former neurosurgeon. With 16.7 percent, Marco Rubio comes in ahead of …

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IOWA: Ted Cruz Closes In On Donald Trump In New Quinnipiac Poll, Now Only Two Points Behind

The Hill reports: Donald Trump has company on the Iowa GOP presidential podium, as Sen. Ted Cruz has moved within the margin of error at the top of a new Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. The real estate magnate wins one-quarter of likely Republican caucus-goers compared to the Texas senator’s 23 percent. Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who edged Trump …

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Fox News Poll: Six Republican Candidates Would Beat Hillary In Head-To-Head Matchups

The Hill reports: Six GOP presidential candidates would beat Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head matchup, according to a Fox News poll released Sunday. Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) would do best against Clinton, 50 to 42 percent, pollsters found. Billionaire Donald Trump, retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and New Jersey …

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FLORIDA: Trump Leads GOP Field By 2-1 Margin

According to a new poll out of Florida, Donald Trump’s support there has climbed to 36%, twice that of Marco Rubio’s 18%. Next comes Ben Carson with 15% and Ted Cruz with 10%. From the Tampa Bay Times: A newly released poll of likely Florida Republican primary voters by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative shows Donald …

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Hillary Leads By 19 Points In New National Poll

Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 19 points in a national poll released by the New York Times this morning, but many Democrats told the pollsters that they haven’t yet made up their minds. The Hill reports: Half of Democratic primary voters in the latest poll said it’s too early to say definitively which candidate they will support, but 54 …

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POLL: Sanders Would Beat Trump By 12 Points

The Hill is shocked: In a new McClatchy-Marist poll, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by a landslide margin of 12 percentage points, 53 to 41. In the McClatchy poll, Sanders also leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) by a landslide margin of 10 points, 51 to 41. It is shocking that the …

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Carson Leads Trump In Another National Poll

While Donald Trump continues to lead in some state polls, he again trails Ben Carson in the latest WSJ/NBC national poll. NBC News reports: Ben Carson has surged into the lead of the Republican presidential race, getting support from 29 percent of GOP primary voters, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. That’s the highest percentage any GOP candidate …

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