Ben Carson's On Donald Trump's Heels In Iowa & South Carolina

  • by: Alan Duke

Ben Carson's status as the only candidate near Donald Trump is solidified in the YouGov/CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker poll released Sunday, September 13, 2015.

The retired neurosurgeon has pulled to just 4 points behind the billionaire in Iowa and Carson some in a "strong second" behind Trump in South Carolina, the survey said. Trump's biggest lead is in New Hampshire with 40%, while Carson is the number two contender with 12%.

This places Trump and Carson alone in a top tier of Republican contenders for the GOP presidential nomination, since the rest of the field is far off their pace. Ted Cruz is third in Iowa and South Carolina, but with just 10% and 6%, respectively.

Jeb Bush, the son and brother of presidents, is missing in action in this poll. He registers just 3% support in Iowa for 8th place; 6% in New Hampshire for 5th; and only 5% for the 4th position in South Carolina.

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Click here to read a full summary of the YouGov/CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker poll.

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Alan Duke

Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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