Two months of primaries, Trump continues to lead Republican nomination

The tycoon Donald Trump continues the undisputed leadership of the Republican race in the United States, ahead of Senator Marco Rubio, just two months to go before the vote on primary, which will decide the presidential candidates for the October 2016 elections, according to a New research published on Wednesday (2).

By the University of Quinnipiac, research shows Trump now 27% of support from Republican voters, more than 24% last month, while the neurosurgeon Ben Carson has lost momentum in recent weeks and increased from 23% to the current 16% .

In second place, behind Trump, now Rubio, of Cuban origin, which has been gaining momentum throughout the election campaign, in part for their good performances in televised debates between the candidates.

If the Republican primaries were held today, 17% of respondents would vote for Rubio, leaving Carson tied for third place with Senator Ted Cruz, who also reached 16%.

Cruz, like Rubio, also earned points in recent weeks. Who loses more strength from the start of the dispute is the former governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, considered the favorite few months ago and that this research only got 5% of the vote.

The 11 months of the US presidential elections, "the Republican Party has to wonder if Trump could be their candidate," mused Tim Malloy, associate director of research at the University of Quinnipiac.

"Do not seem to matter what [Trump] say or who offend," Malloy held on the continued leadership of the tycoon, known for his controversial comments against immigrants and Muslims, among several other questionable statements.

The newspaper "New York Times" yesterday published an article citing the "panic" within the Republican Party, where the Trump indication is seen "increasingly as plausible."

Many members of the senior, strategists and donors of the party "now say they fear that Trump's statement may give rise to an electoral massacre, an extensive defeat that could undo some of the achievements that Republicans have had in the recent Congressional elections, state and local, "the paper said.

The Quinnipiac survey showed that in the Democratic race, State Hillary Clinton's former secretary continues to extend its advantage over your opponents.

Clinton appeared with 60% support, significant growth compared to 53% last month, while Senator Bernie Sanders was 30%, against 35% the previous survey, and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, barely got 2%.

The Quinnipiac survey was carried out between 23 and 30 November with 1,453 registered voters nationwide. The margin of error is 2.6 percentage points more or less.