The Republican nomination contest is the most hotly divided arguably since the 1964 election when Barry Goldwater beat the establishment.
This year’s contest is no different. There are more people, but two main factions, the establishment–former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich–and the outsiders: Donald Trump and Ben Carson.
Here are eight numbers that show the Republican primary voters and the party have never been more deeply divided:
49 percent. That’s the combined national polling average for Trump and Carson, according to Real Clear Politics.
21 percent. The combined polling average for Bush, Rubio, Christie, and Kasich, according to RCP.
0. The number of House members, Senators, and Governors who have endorsed Carson or Trump.
44. The number of House members, Senators, and Governors that endorsed Bush, Rubio, Christie, and Kasich.
31. The states where Carson or Trump are leading in the polls–that’s out of 33 states polled since May.
0. The states that Bush, Rubio, Christie, and Kasich are leading in the polls.
2. The number of billionaires who have publicly endorsed Trump or Carson–not including the candidate himself.
17. The number of billionaires who have publicly endorsed Bush, Rubio, Christie, and Kasich–not including the Koch Brothers who are only allegedly supporting the Florida senator.
