Trump, Clinton leading big ahead of Super Tuesday: Poll
US presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are heading into the so-called Super Tuesday primary elections while holding big leads over their party rivals, a new poll has found.
According to the CNN/ORC survey released Monday, a day before primary voting begins in 11 states, Trump has solidified his lead over the GOP field in the race for the party’s final nomination with 49 percent support, more than all of his opponents combined.
The billionaire business man held a whopping 33-point lead over his closest rival Senator Marco Rubio of Florida who has 16 percent support.
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was third with 15 percent support, followed by former neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Ohio governor John Kasich with 10 and 6 percent support respectively.
Nearly 8 in 10 of the real estate mogul’s supporters said they are more enthusiastic about voting this year while the figure for the whole Republican electorate was 39 percent.
Trump also held wide leads over his opponents on all issues including solving problems and trustworthiness.
However, only 25 percent of the poll participants said they would support Trump in the November national election, compared to 38 percent who said the same thing of Rubio and 35 percent of Cruz.
The former reality TV star has so far won the states of South Carolina, Nevada, and New Hampshire, while finishing second in Iowa.
Clinton trumping Sanders
On the Democratic side, Clinton holds a 17-point lead over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 55 percent to 38 percent.
The former Secretary of State and New York Senator has won three of four contests against Sanders, but South Carolina is her biggest win so far.
Regardless of their preference, 70 percent of both Republican and Democratic participants said Trump and Clinton were going to win the nomination of their parties.
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