Sen. Ted Cruz has overtaken billionaire businessman Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to a poll released Wednesday with less than a week to go until the April 5 GOP presidential primary.
Mr. Cruz was at 40 percent in the Marquette University Law School poll, ahead of Mr. Trump at 30 percent and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at 21 percent.
That’s a major shift for Mr. Cruz and Mr. Kasich from a Marquette poll released in late February, when Mr. Trump had been at 30 percent, Mr. Cruz had been at 19 percent, and Mr. Kasich had been at 8 percent.
Sen. Marco Rubio, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who have since dropped out of the race, collectively drew 31 percent support in February.
The new survey was conducted March 24-28 — before Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday he was endorsing Mr. Cruz.
On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernard Sanders led former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by 4 points, 49 percent to 45 percent.
Mr. Sanders, though well back of the former secretary of state in the delegate count, is coming off wins in Hawaii, Alaska, and Washington state over the weekend.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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