Fox News Exit Poll: Cruz Strongest on Terrorism, SCOTUS Nominees

Thirty-one percent of Republican presidential primary voters in South Carolina said that Ted Cruz was the strongest candidate to combat terrorism, while 30 percent said that the Texas senator was the best contender to name nominees to the Supreme Court.

Here are the results of the Fox News exit poll of Palmetto State voters:

Who is the best candidate on terrorism?

• Cruz: 31 percent.
• Donald Trump: 27 percent.
• Marco Rubio: 25 percent.
• Jeb Bush: 7 percent.

Who is the best candidate to handle Supreme Court nominations?

• Cruz: 30 percent.
• Trump: 26 percent.
• Rubio: 21 percent.
• Bush: 10 percent.

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