<p>An NBC poll pegs Donald Trump at #1 after last Thursday&#8217;s debate, with 23% of Republican primary voters, a gain of about 1%.</p>
<p>Ironically he was voted as having done the best job by 18% and the worst job by 29%.  ;Not sure how this affects his campaign, but 24 million people watched, and we all know it is largely because of Trump.</p>
<p>Ted Cruz settled in at #2 and had the highest jump from 6% to 13%.</p>
<p>Carly Fiorina moved from 2% to 8%.  ;It appears that being the leader of the pack and dominating &#8220;undercard&#8221; helped her greatly.  ;She can now be considered a &#8220;contender&#8221; and is leading Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, but is still behind Ben Carson, and tied with Marco Rubio.  ;She was voted as doing the best job in the debate by 22%.</p>
<p>Scott Walker and Jeb Bush both lost 3%, each falling from 10% to 7% in the polls. ;</p>
<p><strong>Author&#8217;s Analysis:</strong>  ; Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson both got a huge bounce because frankly they were not as well known to the general voting public (we hardcore folks knew them, of course).  ;I suspect their numbers will fall a bit in comparison to others, once their new found freshness and shininess wears off a bit.</p>
<p>The decline may be bad for Scott Walker, since his fundraising is not as strong, but I&#8217;m not ready to call his campaign over just yet.  ;</p>
<p>Not to worry about Jeb Bush, his fundraising is going well and he will have plenty of opportunities to turn things around in debates to come.  ;As always take these polls with a grain of salt&#8230;</p>
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