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Trump and Carson Surge
Political outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson continue to surge in popularity with GOP voters, pulling far ahead of the rest of the Republican presidential primary pack, a new poll shows.
The Washington Post/ABC News survey, released Monday, shows real estate billionaire Trump with 33 percent of Republican-leaning voters and retired pediatric neurosurgeon Carson with 20 percent.
Polling for the rest of the field included:
- Jeb Bush, 8 percent
- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, each with 7 percent
- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, 5 percent
- Ohio Gov. John Kasich, 3 percent
- Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, 2 percent each
