MS-Harper: Bush 29% Christie 12% Cruz 12% Paul 11% Jindal 8% Rubio 5% Walker 5%

[Mr. Morden]

Harper poll of Mississippi:

http://harperpolling.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/hp-14-04-ms-primary-toplines.pdf

Bush 29%
Christie 12%
Cruz 12%
Paul 11%
Jindal 8%
Rubio 5%
Walker 5%
Santorum 2%

[eric82oslo]

It's really interesting that the two most immigration friendly candidates, Bush and Rubio, do a lot better in the south than elsewhere. I really don't think it's solely cause they're based in Florida. Rubio did really well in a South Carolina poll and now Bush is crushing the competition in Mississippi. Could it be that being the hub for slavery has opened up southern whites' minds when it comes to immigration, being it legal or illegal?

[Mr. Morden]

It's really interesting that the two most immigration friendly candidates, Bush and Rubio, do a lot better in the south than elsewhere. I really don't think it's solely cause they're based in Florida. Rubio did really well in a South Carolina poll and now Bush is crushing the competition in Mississippi. Could it be that being the hub for slavery has opened up southern whites' minds when it comes to immigration, being it legal or illegal?

You're assuming voters are actually paying enough attention to the 2016 race to actually know the candidates' immigration positions…..

[eric82oslo]

Hehe right. Well they should know about Rubio's prime position as the media kept talking about it nonstop for months. Concerning Bush it's probably cloudier though.

[Mr. Morden]

Hehe right. Well they should know about Rubio's prime position as the media kept talking about it nonstop for months. Concerning Bush it's probably cloudier though.

Well, Rubio's name recognition is only about 65%.  About a third of the voters don't even know who he is, let alone his immigration position.  The other two thirds probably fall along a continuum between "political junkie" and "are aware that there's some Republican politician named Marco Rubio".

[IceSpear]

Huh, interesting. Mississippi doesn't exactly strike me as a "Bush state".

[eric82oslo]

Huh, interesting. Mississippi doesn't exactly strike me as a "Bush state".

I guess they like compassionate conservative in Mississippi though? At least as long as that compassion is shown towards white people mostly.

Mississippi is by far the poorest state, so some level of compassion might be welcome I guess.

[retromike22]

Huh, interesting. Mississippi doesn't exactly strike me as a "Bush state".

It strikes me as a Huckabee state... but they didn't include him in this poll for some strange reason.

[Del Tachi]

Huh, interesting. Mississippi doesn't exactly strike me as a "Bush state".

Mississippi is the ultimate Bush state.

We were compassionate, "big government" conservatives before it was cool.

[Rockefeller GOP]

Huh, interesting. Mississippi doesn't exactly strike me as a "Bush state".

Mississippi is the ultimate Bush state.

We were compassionate, "big government" conservatives before it was cool.

Which seems to be the antithesis of the Northeastern crowd in the GOP.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Huh, interesting. Mississippi doesn't exactly strike me as a "Bush state".

Mississippi is the ultimate Bush state.

We were compassionate, "big government" conservatives before it was cool.

Which seems to be the antithesis of the Northeastern crowd in the GOP.

Yeah, you guys tend to prefer non-compassionate "big government" liberals

[Maistre]

It's really interesting that the two most immigration friendly candidates, Bush and Rubio, do a lot better in the south than elsewhere. I really don't think it's solely cause they're based in Florida. Rubio did really well in a South Carolina poll and now Bush is crushing the competition in Mississippi. Could it be that being the hub for slavery has opened up southern whites' minds when it comes to immigration, being it legal or illegal?

Don't know much about Mississippi, but immigration really isn't that much of an issue here in South Carolina among Republicans. There's not a lot of Hispanics moving in here, as compared to other areas and if there was, to be blunt, they usually take jobs that were done by blacks.

That's another reason why Lindsey Graham is able to 'deviate' like he does on the issue.

EDIT: I found a graphic on FAIR that shows immigration isn't heavy in either SC or MS.

http://www.fairus.org/facts