Kasich Campaign Press Release - New NBC/WSJ Poll Shows Kasich Making Huge National Gains

Wall Street Journal

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has 22%, while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has 20%, according to the poll.

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In hypothetical head-to-head matchups, Messrs. Cruz and Kasich both lead Mr. Trump, 57% to 40%.

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No Republican seems to benefit more from other candidates dropping out of the race than Mr. Kasich. The share of Republicans who picked him as their first choice has doubled since the last Journal/NBC News poll in February, taken after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie abandoned their bids. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson withdrew from the race last week.

Just 3% of GOP primary voters had picked Mr. Kasich as their first choice in January, compared with 22% in March.

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