While polls very from state to state (very important), here are the top ten as an average of all polls. Why does this matter? Because these are likely the standings that will be used to decide who makes it into the debates!

12.0% - Rubio
11.0% - Bush
10.9% - Walker
10.5% - Carson
9.0% - Huck
8.1% - Paul
5.6% - Cruz
4.2% - Christie
3.6% - Carly
3.2% - Perry

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/poll...-primary#!

Where is Trump?

(06-24-2015 01:26 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Where is Trump?

somewhere outside of the top 10

(06-24-2015 01:26 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Where is Trump?

Some of these polls did not ask about Trump, others are more than 4 weeks old.

Right now, the likely ten would be

RUBIO
JEB BUSH
WALKER
CARSON
HUCKABEE
RAND PAUL
CRUZ
CHRISTIE
PERRY
TRUMP

I think this is a pretty stupid way of doing this. First off Walker and a few other possibly viable candidates haven't even declared yet, so should they be included? Second where did the number 10, come from? Why not 8? 12?

I say they make up a bunch T's and a bunch of W's on pong balls or cards of some sort. Make up another batch of whatever with ALL the candidates, declared or possible included.

Then by televised drawing pull a name, then pull a letter. Rubio gets a T? He's in the Tuesday night debate. Christie gets a W, he's in the next nights debate on Wednesday. Go on down the line and give them all a night and simply hold 2 debates.

Not this Varsity Night vs. JV night or whatever you would call this, who knows what kind of balance or combination of candidates would end up on which night? It might actually work as two pretty interesting events, just have different questions and "hosts" for the two nights.

They all deserve an equal shot. If they are shut out of even the first debate they are likely done as a viable candidate.

No exposure = no funding. No funding= no candidate. We might be arbitrarily missing out on someone really good. May never know.

Trump must be in or it is a skewed poll.

In N H, trump is second.

(06-24-2015 02:26 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  In N H, trump is second.

(06-24-2015 11:48 AM)Hitch Wrote:  While polls very from state to state (very important), here are the top ten as an average of all polls. Why does this matter? Because these are likely the standings that will be used to decide who makes it into the debates!

12.0% - Rubio
11.0% - Bush
10.9% - Walker
10.5% - Carson
9.0% - Huck
8.1% - Paul
5.6% - Cruz
4.2% - Christie
3.6% - Carly
3.2% - Perry

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/poll...-primary#!

Christie is beginning to tank I doubt he's in the Top 10 by the time the cuts are made.

Kasich will be the next POTUS.

(06-24-2015 11:48 AM)Hitch Wrote:  While polls very from state to state (very important), here are the top ten as an average of all polls. Why does this matter? Because these are likely the standings that will be used to decide who makes it into the debates!

12.0% - Rubio
11.0% - Bush
10.9% - Walker
10.5% - Carson
9.0% - Huck
8.1% - Paul
5.6% - Cruz
4.2% - Christie
3.6% - Carly
3.2% - Perry

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/poll...-primary#!

Some social moderates and some social conservatives. All of them are economic conservatives. I think Rubio is the only guy that transcends all of the Republican groups.