Cruz Cruises into First Place in New National Poll

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took over the front spot in the Republican presidential race, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016.

Cruz, a conservative Republican, shot ahead of the former frontrunner, businessman Donald Trump, in an NBC/Wall Street Journal national poll.

Ted Cruz         28%

Donald Trump 26%

Marco Rubio    17%

John Kasich     11%

Ben Carson     10%

Jeb Bush          4%

The poll was conducted between Feb. 14 and 16, with a sample of 400.

The next primary will be on Feb. 20, in South Carolina.