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Why Is Donald Trump Polling So Well?
National Journal ^ | July 1st, 2015 | By Lauren Fox

Posted on 07/01/2015 12:54:57 PM PDT by Mariner

July 1, 2015 Macy's is ditching him, NBC has let him go, and Univision refuses to broadcast his famed beauty pageant. But American voters are still entertaining the idea of President Donald Trump.

In a Republican presidential field rich with esteemed governors and senators, tough-talking businessman Trump has managed to rise in the polls to be a top-tier candidate even after he elicited controversy for his statements about Mexican immigrants during his campaign announcement.

A CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday showed Trump had 12 percent of the vote among Republicans and Republican-leaners, second only to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who earned 19 percent. A Quinnipiac poll, which was also out Wednesday, revealed Trump was also tied for second with Dr. Ben Carson among likely Republican caucus voters in Iowa. Carson and Trump each had 10 percent of the vote. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker led the pack with 18 percent.

But with so many qualified Republican presidential contenders out there, Trump's rise is not expected to last. Several pollsters consulted for the story say the recent bump may reflect the entrepreneur's high name ID more than it shows genuine voter support. And at a time when the Republican field is so fractured, with more than a dozen candidates in the race, Trump's low, double-digit poll numbers are enough to fling him toward the top. If he cannot expand his base, though, he's expected to fizzle out fast.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; donaldchump; donaldhump; donaldtrump; election2016; newyork; poll; polling; polls; populism; populist; therug; trump
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Why did Cochran and Mitch get reelected?


41 posted on 07/01/2015 1:41:37 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: napscoordinator

I wouldn’t count him out yet. I suspect he’s going to do very well in the debates.


42 posted on 07/01/2015 1:41:47 PM PDT by navyguy (The National Reset Button is pushed with the trigger finger.)
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To: Former Proud Canadian; Darren McCarty
he paid protection money to the Clinton Crime machine. That was not a political donation. He's a smart guy.

I agree with you. Just the price of doing business in the state where he is headquartered and where she is very influential.

43 posted on 07/01/2015 1:44:53 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We've seen this before. There's a master race. Now there's a master faith." Benjamin Netanyahu)
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To: navyguy

I don’t know. He seems to talk but doesn’t have much action or results. Like today he said “we should be able to impeach Supreme Court justices.” Well Ted, you can......I know he is new to the Senate and all, but he doesn’t even know his own job or what he can do. He has a long way to go before he is prepared to take on the task of President. He is way to inexperienced and his knowledge level is still novice at best.


44 posted on 07/01/2015 1:45:11 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: Mariner

The American public is hungry for the message and attitude. Right now the package doesn’t matter. If we can get the message and attitude adopted by the right candidate, the libs will be left in the dustbin with H!


45 posted on 07/01/2015 1:47:03 PM PDT by Herosmith ("Hindsight alone is not wisdom, And second-guessing is not a strategy." - GWB)
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To: Mariner

Why Is Donald Trump Polling So Well?

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He’s only in double digits in the last two polls which came after his official plunge
into the primary. Prior to that time he was polling in single digits, 5 and below.
He’s only been included in some 10 polls since the middle of May.


46 posted on 07/01/2015 1:48:44 PM PDT by deport
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To: Mariner

Because he is not bought and paid for like all the rest of them.

Because he is not a weenie like all the rest of them.


47 posted on 07/01/2015 1:52:33 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: Mariner

Because people haven’t thought their choices through.

He sounds good, says what we want to hear, and has no qualification whatsoever to be President of the United States.

Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?


48 posted on 07/01/2015 1:53:31 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("No social transformation without representation." - Justice Antonin Scalia)
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To: gdani
"Because Dwayne"

Dude.

That was funny, right there, I don't care who you are.

49 posted on 07/01/2015 1:54:11 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Mariner
Name Recognition 80%.
Not a DC Politician 20%.

50 posted on 07/01/2015 1:55:51 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: BitWielder1

Reagan Democrats I know are talking up Trump.


51 posted on 07/01/2015 2:00:23 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: RIghtwardHo

“12%? “Polling well?” lol mmmmmmmkay”

Given there are 24 declared republican candidates Trump is polling well.


52 posted on 07/01/2015 2:02:44 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: gdani

Well done!


53 posted on 07/01/2015 2:05:42 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Colonel_Flagg
"Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?"

First in 1976, then in 1980 that was the constant mantra about Reagan.

Trump is no Reagan, don't get me wrong.. Just drawing the parallel.

54 posted on 07/01/2015 2:06:37 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Darren McCarty

Bingo.

He’s a self-described Democrat; his words are backed up by his actions. But no one wants to hear it.


55 posted on 07/01/2015 2:11:11 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: pleasenotcalifornia

Trump supports universal health care.

He believes “assault weapons” should be banned.

He believes the economy does better under Democrats than Republicans.

He has tried to get the government to use eminent domain to seize the properties of land owners for his own profit.

He believes upper income earners should pay more in taxes.

He said that he self-identifies as a Democrat.

He still donates money to pro-abortion politicians.

It’s not a crap-shoot with Trump. You get exactly what he has said he is & what he has shown himself to be.

What I can’t understand is why, despite it all, conservatives allow themselves to be suckered in by a few loudmouthed declarations. Aren’t we supposed to be the smarter ones?

Or so I used to think.


56 posted on 07/01/2015 2:18:07 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: Darren McCarty

and he vocally supported the kelo take over


57 posted on 07/01/2015 2:18:17 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone all iCommentaries I p44)
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To: Mariner
It's very rare to find an intelligent and morally righteous person with almost no faults.
John Paul II is the only person that I can think of that even came close.

I believe that Trump is a flawed, but good person!
We are always left to choose the best person we can find that can deliver what is needed despite their imperfections.
This is the nature of the world we live in.


58 posted on 07/01/2015 2:19:16 PM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: South40
You're making the assumption that the Clinton Foundation is something other than a brokerage house for leftists politicians.

If I had millions, I'd donate to the Clintons. You get what you pay for, and currently, the Clintons are the go-to if you need to buy a Democrat.

Do you need a one-off tax law? An EPA regulation that will cripple your competitor? A pet judge for an eminent domain land grab? A half million to the Clintons as a tax deduction, or a speaking fee, and presto, you own a county commission, or suddenly, a union gives an accommodation. If that guy out in Nevada had been smart, if he wanted to run cattle on BLM land, he would have simply donated to the Clinton Charity. (They don't actually give food to the poor, but they do assure you that you'll get that easement.)

59 posted on 07/01/2015 2:19:22 PM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted...)
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To: Mariner

Why Is Donald Trump Polling So Well?


TWITS just don’t get it...... <<- Thats Why?..

NoN Twits DO..


60 posted on 07/01/2015 2:19:45 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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