Carson and Trump compete for lead while Rubio is in third (4)

Ben Carson and Donald Trump                                             www.philly.com

Ben Carson leads the presidential race at 24%, Donald Trump closely follows at 23%, Marco Rubio follows at 12%, while Ted Cruz an Jeb Bush trail at 8% each, according to a McClatchy/Marist GOP presidential primary poll. It has been shown that for Carson, Rubio, and Cruz, the more Republican voters that hear about them, the more they like them. For Carson, 67% of Republicans said the more they hear about him, the more they like him. For Rubio, 58% say this is the case and for Cruz, 51% say this is the case. However, Republican voters who hear more about Bush and Trump, tend to dislike them more. 58% of Republicans say this is the case for Bush and 49% say this is the case for Trump.

CNN: Poll: Carson and Trump vie for lead, Rubio in third