National Organization for Marriage's Champions taking it on the chin- again

GOP insiders: Jindal and Pataki quit next

That's the headline of a Politico story today, and it's bad news for The National Organization for Marriage, which has issued a number of press release/money begs announcing they have "identified" four Republican presidential candidates who have "emerged from the field" as "champions of marriage.

We're tracking the Real Clear Politics averaging of all polls and posting how the NOM champions are faring in the overall Trumparty nomination race. RCP ranks the top 14 of the candidates: this week, Walker is gone but still listed. Graham, Gilmore and Pataki remain underwater. Carson's momentum has slowed, and Cruz has dropped a slot in the standings.

Here, from the RCP averages for September 17-September 22, is latest standings, preceded by the weeks since we began tracking the NOM Champions: 

1. Ben Carson 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 10.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2 
Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 13.2% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 16% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2
Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 18.8% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 16.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

2. Ted Cruz 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 7.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 5 
Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 7.2% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 5

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 7% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 4
Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 6.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 5

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 6.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 6

3. Rick Santorum 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 1% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13 
Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 1% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 1% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 12
Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 0.8% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 0.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13

4. Bobby Jindal 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 0.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14 
Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 0.2% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 0.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14
Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 0.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 0.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14

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Average 8/9-25 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 4.77% 
Average 8/11-9/2 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 5.35% 

Average 8/20-9/8 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 6.07% 
Average 8/31-9/19 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 6.4% 

Average 9/17-9/22 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 5.9%