Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are ahead in South Carolina, new poll shows

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In an online poll released Sunday by CBS News and YouGov, Donald Trump holds a 22-point lead over Ted Cruz in South Carolina, the next Republican primary state. Trump notched 42 percent of the support among likely primary voters to Cruz's 20. Marco Rubio followed with 15 percent.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders, 59 percent to 40 percent.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.