U.S. Presidential polls 2016 latest update: Donald Trump lags behind Ted Cruz in Wisconsin

(Reuters/KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI)Protesters demonstrate outside a campaign rally for Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in Janesville, Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin seems to favor Texas senator Ted Cruz over Donald Trump, according to a poll conducted by the Marquette University Law School from March 24 to 28, 2016—a week before the primary on Tuesday, April 5. Cruz managed to win 10 percent more of the votes compared to the billionaire republican and a whopping 19 percent more than Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

Topping polls with 40 percent, Cruz has a lead over Trump's 30 percent and Kasich's 21 percent. 8 percent are undecided.

Previous polls conducted in February by the same university showed Trump with a considerable lead, with 30 percent to Cruz's 19 percent and Kasich's 8 percent.

Trump's notorious opinions and overpowering demeanor might have finally caught up with him. From his disrespectful comments about Cruz's wife to his outrageous and sometimes extreme plans, the Dump Trump movement has only gained momentum.

Things have not been going particularly well for the candidate recently. Corey Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager, got arrested and charged with manhandling. The case involved a female reporter. Trump even went so far as to point out that Lewandowski was the victim in the situation when video evidence seemed to indicate the opposite.

Despite his unpopular opinions about women, however, Trump has still managed to gain a number of female supporters rallying behind him. Some have said that their backing of the candidate has to do with his direct attitude.

On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton by narrow margins, having accumulated support of 49 percent of likely voters while the latter got 45 percent. 6 percent remained unsure.

Previous polls conducted by the same institution showed the same head-to-head race between Sanders and Clinton, with the former acquiring 44 percent of the support and the latter 43 percent.

1,405 registered voters were used as a sample size and were questioned either through cell phone or landline.

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