In a poll released Tuesday, Donald Trump the real-estate mogul has hits a new high, garnering 41% support among national Republican-primary voters.
More than double the support of Sen. Ted Cruz, his closest rival in the GOP presidential primary.
Cruz had the support of 19% of GOP voters in the survey, and with Trump, he’s the only candidate to hit double digits.
An ABC News/Washington Post poll published Tuesday showed similar results, with Trump leading Cruz by a 37% to 21% margin. Sen. Marco Rubio from Florida, came in third at 11%, but no other candidate ticked up to double digits.
That poll also found that 64% of Republican voters’ view Trump as the most likely Republican nominee at this point. And a majority of 56% said Trump is the most electable potential nominee.
The polls came less than a week before the February 1 GOP convention in Iowa, where the first votes of the 2016 primary process will be cast.
Trump also finds himself in a pretty good shape in polls of New Hampshire, which will hold the first primary on February 9. A new Boston Herald poll released Monday night, found Trump leading there with 33%. Cruz was again his next-closest competitor, garnering 14% in the survey.
