Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and Ben Carson now stand alone at the top
of the Republican field, as Carly Fiorina's brief foray into the top
tier of candidates seeking the GOP nomination for president appears to
have ended, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.

Fiorina has lost 11 points in the last month, declining from 15% support
and second place to 4% and a tie for seventh place.

At the same time, Carson has gained eight points and joins Trump as the
only two candidates with support above 20%. As in early September before
Fiorina's spike in support, Trump and Carson are the first choice
candidate of about half of the potential Republican electorate. All
told, nearly two-thirds of Republican voters choose Trump or Carson as
either their first or second choice for the nomination.

No other candidates made significant gains since the last CNN/ORC poll
conducted just after the Republican debate hosted by CNN and the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library.

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