Poll: Donald Trump surges, but would lose general election

By Kelly Cohen, Kelly Cohen

Published December 20, 2015

Donald Trump currently leads the Republican pack of presidential nominees by a significant margin.

Twenty percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters said they would vote for Trump if the primary were held today, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll. The real estate mogul is well ahead of the other two candidates who earn double-digit support: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (13 percent) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (10 percent).

Pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are all tied in fourth place with six percent. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz both garner 5 percent of support.

Twelve percent of GOP voters are undecided.