Posted on 02/06/2016 12:18:54 AM PST by SatinDoll
Donald Trump insists his second-place showing in Mondayâs Iowa caucus isnât bad, but perception among his fellow Republicans that he will be the partyâs presidential nominee has fallen sharply this week.
Rasmussen Reportsâ latest weekly Trump Change survey finds that most Likely Republican Voters (61%) still believe Trump is likely to be the GOP nominee, but thatâs down from a high of 74% a week ago. Even more noticeably, the overall finding includes only 24% who think Trump is Very Likely to win the nomination, down from a high of 40% two weeks ago.
Thirty-six percent (36%) say Trump is unlikely to be the eventual nominee, with 14% who say itâs Not At All Likely. This compares to 22% and six percent (6%) respectively a week ago. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
This marks the lowest level of confidence among Republicans in Trumpâs nomination since mid-November before the terrorist attacks in Paris. Following that incident, belief in Trump as the likely nominee climbed into the 60s and has steadily increased since then.
When Trump announced his candidacy in mid-June of last year, however, just 27% of Republicans â and 23% of all voters â said he was likely to end up as the 2016 GOP nominee.
Among all likely voters, 52% think Trump will win the Republican nomination this year, down from 63% last week, the highest level of expectation since Rasmussen Reports began the weekly Trump Change survey last August...
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Trump’s Iowa loss definitely had an effect on the perception people have of him, at least somewhat.
He likes to brag that winning is his thing, the polls had him winning (yes, they are sometimes wrong), but ‘on paper’ it cleary looked as though he should win, perhaps even significantly.
He also overestimated his own ground game while underestimating Cruz’s.
Cruz had Trump on defense in the final weeks, particularly the last one, as well Cruz convinced many late deciders that he was the better choice.
Why isn’t Rubio eligible?
Why hasn’t Trump renounced British citizenship?
Oh, he's a politician alright, just not a very good one.
I think getting the second highest vote total in Iowan history makes one a pretty good politician, no?
A Crony Capitalist is a Politician.
Actually, no. Donald is a potential politician. At this time, he is a CANDIDATE who happens to sit in the driver's seat! ALL of the others, with the exception of Dr. Carson, are PROFESSIONAL trough-feeders! The fact that he got second highest vote total is due to the reaction by so many voters (or potential voters).
The best thing is his business acumen, and the fact that he is not just another lawyer! That he also says the things people have been waiting to hear tells more than anything. He gets the crowds. The crowds get him!
Vote Trump and help him Make America Great Again!
He’s the guy for the job.
It has all been reporting of a horse race, nothing on issues any more.
Trump needs to press the issues that got him in a good position.
Rubio needs to state which position he really favors, the ones he said in English or the ones he said in Spanish.
Cruz needs to talk about what he will do besides pray.
Jeb needs not say much. He seems to really hurt himself when he opens his mouth.
It's not a small issue. It goes to the character of Cruz's campaign staff and "win at all costs" being accepted behavior. What folks are voting against this year is politics as usual.
Trump is unfit to hold elected office. No parent should want their children to act or speak as he does.
Because neither of his parents were American citizens when he was born.
Lots of men who have been president and/or held other elective offices were far worse.
Clutching at your pearls, are you?
BRAVO !
That's a patently ridiculous statement !
He's a sleazy and slimy as they come, a novice, has no common sense, and would lose to any Dem who is the nominee.
Some of Trump’s more rabid supporters are turning potential voters and even current supporters away.
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