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GOP's establishment lane is crowded -- and flawed
Not only is there a pile up in the establishment lane
of the Republican presidential contest in New Hampshire; it's also
worth pointing out how flawed the candidates in this lane are. While
there's newfound buzz around Chris Christie, he has very little money
(just $1.4 million in the bank as of Sept. 30), and he expanded Medicaid
and hugged Barack Obama in 2012. John Kasich also has little cash on
hand ($2.7 million) and he, too, expanded Medicaid. While Marco Rubio
still has a good shot at winning the GOP nomination, he hasn't focused
as aggressively on New Hampshire (or Iowa) until recently. And as for
Jeb Bush -- he and his allies have already spent nearly $50 million in TV ads,
including $23 million in New Hampshire, and his poll position remains
in the single digits. How flawed are these establishment candidates?
With the BIG exception of Rubio, a majority of GOP primary voters say
they can't see themselves supporting these establishment candidates,
according to our Dec. 2015 NBC/WSJ poll:
Rubio: 64% said they could see themselves supporting him, 29% couldn't (+35)
Christie: 43% said they could see themselves supporting him, 50% couldn't (-7)
Bush: 45% said they could see themselves supporting him, 53% couldn't (-8)
Kasich: 22% said they could see themselves supporting him, 53% couldn't (-31)
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Source: NBC News
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