In the latest national election matchup, Republican Donald Trump nearly ties Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and wins the backing of most supporters of rival Sen. Ted Cruz.
The NBC News/Survey Monkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll released tuesday morning has Clinton besting Trump 38 percent to 36 percent, with 16 percent preferring a third party candidate and 8 percent sitting at home.
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That is a better matchup for the GOP than Cruz-Clinton. In that contest, Clinton beats Cruz 37 percent to 32 percent.
The poll also looked into whether supporters of the GOP leaders would vote for the eventual nominee and found that a majority would.
Some 56 percent of Cruz voters would vote for Trump, and 53 percent of Trump voters would back Cruz.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
