A new CNN/ORC Poll found that Donald Trump has continued to move up in the polls, surging 8 points to 32%, the first Republican in their primary poll to reach the 30% mark.
As Trump continues to climb, so does fellow outsider candidate Dr. Ben Carson, who earned 19% in the new survey. Meanwhile, no other Republican candidate managed to hit double-digts. CNN provides a summary of its findings:
Trump gained 8 points since August to land at 32% support, and has nearly tripled his support since just after he launched his campaign in June. The new poll finds former neurosurgeon Ben Carson rising 10 points to land in second place with 19%. Together, these two non-politicians now hold the support of a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, and separately, both are significantly ahead of all other competitors.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush stands in third place with 9%, down 4 points since August, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz holds fourth place with 7%. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker follow at 5%, with all other candidates at 3% or less, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who notched the only other statistically significant shift in the poll by falling 5 points since August.
Signs for Carson are pointing up. The retired neurosurgeon edges Trump in the enthusiasm rating (43% to 40%), he's currently earning the second-most Tea Party votes (21% compared to Trump's 41%), and he's gaining "core partisan Republicans":
[Carson's] up 13 points among Republicans and 11 points among conservatives -- and he runs closest to Trump among white evangelicals (32% back Trump, 28% Carson), a key voting bloc within the Republican primary electorate.
Despite Carson's gains, Trump is still clearly the frontrunner. CNN found that a majority (51%) of Republicans believe Trump will win the nomination.
See the full CNN/ORC surveyl results here.
Telephone poll conducted Sep. 4-8 among a random national sample of 1,012 adults, including 930 registered voters, 474 of whom identified as Republicans or Republican-leaning independents. Sampling error among registered voters: 3 points; among Republicans: 4.5 points.
