A recent survey concerning top tier GOP candidates for president of the United States of America, shows that the “anti-establishment streak” is holding, according to the MBQF public affairs firm. Dr. Ben Carson has trumped Donald Trump in the latest polling.
The results from the survey show high efficacy primary Republican voters across Arizona represented by likely 2016 turnout models.
In the most recent automated telephonic survey of included 1,057 high efficacy primary republican voters. Conducted on October 29, 2015, the survey participants were asked: “If the election were held today for the Republican primary for President of the United States, which of the following top 10 candidates, listed in alphabetical order by last name, would you be most likely to vote for?”
| AZ GOP Presidential Primary 2016 | |
| Ben Carson | |
| Donald Trump | |
| Ted Cruz | |
| Marco Rubio | |
| Jeb Bush | |
| Carly Fiorina | |
| John Kasich | |
| Chris Christie | |
| Mike Huckabee | |
| Rand Paul | |
| Unsure/Undecided |
Michael Noble, consultant and pollster, issued the following statement, “Roughly 80% of the electorate is starting to settle on four candidates. Carson is now slightly ahead of Trump in the overall horse race. Senator Cruz saw the biggest jump in support, which is likely based on his recent debate performance. The anti-establishment streak in this years Republican electorate is still running strong.”
The margin of error for this survey is +/-3.01%.