The New York Times reports today that for the first time since it began polling in July, Donald Trump is no longer leading a national GOP primary poll. Ben Carson leads, and if ever three words could heighten my interest in New Zealand real estate, those are the ones.
Ben Carson has taken a narrow lead nationally in the Republican presidential campaign, dislodging Donald J. Trump from the top spot for the first time in months, according to a New York Times/CBS News survey released on Tuesday.
Mr. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, is the choice of 26 percent of Republican primary voters, the poll found, while Mr. Trump now wins support from 22 percent, although the difference lies within the margin of sampling error.
The survey is the first time that Mr. Trump has not led all candidates since The Times and CBS News began measuring presidential preferences at the end of July.
No other candidate comes close to Mr. Carson and Mr. Trump. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida received 8 percent while former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive, are each the choice of 7 percent of Republican primary voters.
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio each received support from 4 percent of those surveyed.
These numbers are astounding. We’re not talking Iowa here, but the whole country. It’s like a Zombie movie where the military is worried about keeping the infection in check, but it’s already too late – it’s spread EVERYWHERE. Bush and Rubio and Fiorina and Kasich combined total 26%. The other 74% are already goners – they’re longing for brains to eat.
Tomorrow night’s debate is now looming even larger. How will Trump react to not being the front runner? Will he attack Carson? How will Carson handle what are likely to be more pointed questions regarding his sanity? What will Rubio and Bush do to get any attention at all? Why are the rest of the candidates even bothering to show up?
And most important: when’s the last flight to Auckland before the zombies overrun the airport?
Maryland Scramble 