Trump celebrates CBS poll showing him with nationwide lead

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Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed a new CBS poll that shows him with a commanding nationwide lead, just hours after a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll showed Cruz with a 2-point advanced.

The CBS News poll put Trump’s support at 35 percent among Republicans, 17 points ahead of his closest competitor, Sen. Ted Cruz, who got 18 percent.

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