Latest GOP Debate Reveals Washington Establishment Grasping at Straws

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59% : An Emerson poll released last week shows Trump with a commanding 29-point lead ahead of the state's February 24 primary.
55% : A poll conducted by Emerson College/WHDH, which collected data almost consecutively with CNN, gave Trump a 16-point lead, with Christie -- then still in the race -- at 12 percent.
53% : In Iowa, which will hold its caucuses on Monday, she trails Trump by an average of 35 points, according to polls consulted by RealClearPolitics.
43% : When it came to Trump, who eschewed the proceedings to hold a separate town hall on Fox News, the two second-place contenders repeated their earlier caution, for the most part avoiding direct attacks on the former president while arguing that his legal challenges could imperil Republican chances should he become the nominee.
43% : The CNN poll found that Trump leads Haley in that state 39 percent to 32 percent, still a decisive margin but a substantially smaller one than in CNN's earlier polling.
39% : Like many anti-Trump Republicans, however, Will grasped at a recent CNN poll that showed Haley trailing Trump by only seven points in the New Hampshire primary, which will be held on January 23.
37% : On a hot mic, he predicted Wednesday that she will be "smoked" by Trump in the contest to come.
35% : Their hope is that the 12 percent of New Hampshire Republicans who expressed support for Christie, whose campaign consisted of little more than repetitive diatribes against Trump, will join with Haley's 32 percent to best the former president in an early contest and give Haley the momentum she needs to mount a real challenge to Trump.
26% : A FiveThirtyEight average of polls released the same day, which leaves Christie out of the race, shows Trump solidly beating Haley by 12 points.
13% : A more recent poll by The Hill, released on Thursday, is even worse news for Haley, showing Trump with an almost 20-point lead, with a phantom Christie again polling an insufficient 12 percent.

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