Had Trump not been such a Poll Sitter himself, constantly referencing them at every Rally, every Interview and Radio show relentlessly I doubt very much people would pay as close attention to them as they are in this primary.
We already know that Trump ‘needs’ the polls....ratings matter more to him then most just based on his personality. Yet he said he doesn’t care care about the polls when the polls showed unfavorbility to Trump on his Muslim statements.
What I see is Trump and the polls are like a co-dependant relationship.....when the polls are unfavorable Trump “speaks” something to get them back up....When the polls are favorable then he rides the wave....as with his recent statement regarding Cruz.
...We already know that Trump ‘needs’ the polls....What I see is Trump and the polls are like a co-dependant relationship.....when the polls are unfavorable Trump “speaks†something to get them back up....When the polls are favorable then he rides the wave....as with his recent statement regarding Cruz.
Interesting observations if true. I don't pay close enough regular attention to notice such correlations and have seen his talk about polls just as being associated with telling others to drop out.
That said, here's what
Wikipedia has to say about it:
Since early July 2015, he has consistently been the front-runner in public opinion polls for the Republican Party nomination.
Unless he has extremely low self esteem small variations in poll numbers or separation between him and #2 don't seem worth getting his knickers in a knot over.