Debate standings: Perry in 11th place Christie and Kasich hold the last 2 spots in the field - for now.

Chris Christie, John Kasich and Rick Perry are fighting for the last two spots on the debate stage — and after a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll Sunday morning, Perry is still most in danger of failing to qualify.

The three candidates are all at 3 percent in the new poll. But according to a Campaign Pro analysis of the five most recent live-caller surveys, Christie and Kasich are tied for ninth place, at 3.2 percent. Perry is outside of the top 10, in 11th place, at 2.6 percent.


The new poll continues to show Donald Trump leading the field. Trump is at 19 percent, followed by Scott Walker at 15 percent. Jeb Bush (14 percent) and Ben Carson (10 percent) are the other two candidates who earn double-digit support.

Walker has nudged in front of Bush in the average of the five most recent polls, putting him in second place behind Trump. In fourth place, both in the new poll and the average, is Ben Carson.

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll was conducted July 26-30 by Democratic polling firm Hart Research Associates and Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies. The poll included interviews with 252 Republican primary voters and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 6.2 percentage points.

The top 10 isn’t fully set yet: Fox News will average the five most recent polls on Tuesday afternoon, the network has said. Monmouth University will release a new survey on Monday, and Fox News is expected to have its own new poll before the deadline as well.

The others now in the top 10 are Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio.

Christie appeared Sunday morning on CNN’s “State of the Union” and downplayed his weak standing in the polls, noting that at this time in the 2012 election cycle, Herman Cain was leading the GOP field.

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