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a 20% jump suggesting republican voters are getting far more comfortable with him. ted cruz in first, marco rubio in second. so let s take a look at some of the issues voters care about. trump running strong there, well over half of republican voters say trump is best at handling the economy and illegal immigration. and 47% say he would be best at handling isis. and finally, republican voters more optimistic about their chances in 2016 with trump in the picture. that number has jumped since august by 8 percentage points. meanwhile there is more rhetoric on the campaign trail this morning after trump s latest blast against hillary clinton, talking about trump in an interview with the des moines register, though, she refused to address his comments directly. listen. i really deplore the tone of his campaign and the
ground. reporter: sure, you ask that of the campaign. marco rubio s campaign says they re playing agreagressively all four states. that s a possibility in place. south carolina he s tied for third now with ted cruz there and a lot of folks see that state coming down to maybe the two of them. there s not a lot of sense carson is going to be a player in that state. in new hampshire you see marco rubio in second. although chris christie is strong in new hampshire as well. here in iowa the sense is ted cruz picking up momentum. bob is a leader here in iowa. head of the family leader around expected to throw support behind ted cruz. the question is whether the entire family leader endorses cruz. if cruz gets the unanimous endorsement that adds to steve king. it s a trifecto for him in this
we can show you also a very interesting breakdown here in iowa. where the support is coming from. donald trump right now being sustained in iowa by people who do not generally vote in republican primaries. when they hold the caucuses, the meetings where people have to show up, who s going to show up? people who in the past have not shown up are much more likely to support donald trump right now than the people who in the past have shown up. among those people, ted cruz in first. marco rubio in second. thump in third place. ominous signs for donald trump there in iowa. now, nationally, also, our own nbc news poll, more troubling signs for donald trump in this one. this is testing the trump effect with all voters nationally. we asked all americans, is donald trump hurting the image of the republican party? see right there, more than 2 to 1 margin, yes, he s hurting the