John McCain and Mitt Romney were most electable too.
says who?
While I would agree with you, these poll results will probably tighten the sphincters of the GOPe even more, who at this point in the cycle (i.e., pre-state runs) were planning on a much, much smoother ride for their chosen candidate Jeb.
This looks like a combination white flag and warning flare to me. The Ruling Class is no longer at the helm of this election.
Pro-establishment candidates tend to get helped by such polls, and Trump is too much of a loose cannon aboard the SS Ruling Class.
Not only contrary toward their agenda, he’s so unpredictable when anyone predicts his demise [actually predictably successful] that I doubt they would tweak anything that boosts him even more.
McCain & Romney were the most electable within REPUBLICANS running with them. Their problem was they did not pull in many democrats.