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About this Poll
A Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics poll of 483 (MOE +/-4.5, September 21 – October 1, 2015)
registered Republicans in Pennsylvania finds members of the GOP clearly dissatisfied with the
performance of the president and Congress and eyeing political outsiders as the presidential
nomination process unfolds. Majorities of Republicans disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing
as president (82%), rate Congress’ performance as poor (60%), and say it is important that the
Republican Party’s nominee for President be an outsider (57%). Consistent with these sentiments,
two political outsiders – Ben Carson and Donald Trump – lead the field of Republicans seeking their
party’s nomination for president of the United States. If the election were held today, 18% of
Republicans say they would vote for Ben Carson, 18% for Donald Trump, 9% for Jeb Bush, and 8%
for Carly Fiorina.