For Republicans, Trump has moved up to 35% of Republican primary voters, which is 13 points higher than last month. Ted Cruz has 16% and moved down to second place. Ben Carson is now in third even though he was in the lead during October. Marco Rubio is in fourth with 9% and Jeb Bush comes in second to last with a mere 3%, followed only by Carly Fiorina with 1%. The thing to take in consideration here is that these polls were completed BEFORE Trump made statements about the ban of Muslims. Trump supporters are still strong in their choice. 51% say they completely support him. He is attracting more non-college graduates also.Cruz is going for the evangelicals now that Carson is starting to fall behind. Now the Democrats are another story. Hillary Clinton seems to have the clear lead. Shes up by 20 points, reeling in a solid 52% compared to Bernie Sanders 32%. Martin O'Malley is barely in the race due to his 2% support. Clinton is appealing to lots of demographics but mostly people over 45, where Sanders is getting more support from those under 45. Clinton's supporters are also more firm in their choice than Sanders. While it doesn't seem like most voters are very enthusiastic about their choices, there's a lot more anxiety about a Trump presidency than a Clinton one, which is understandable. 63% of democrats say they would be scared of a Trump presidency. Independent voters don't like either candidate, Clinton or Trump, they have more concern with Trump than Clinton. Personally I don't think Trump could be a president of a country. That sounds like the worst possible thing that could happen. I don't see anything good coming out of that. It surprises me that he still gets so much support after all the terrible things he has said/done. While I don't necessarily support Clinton, I take her a lot more seriously than ole Donald.
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