Posted on 07/24/2015 6:02:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Real estate billionaire Donald Trump's recent showing in national polls looks less like a fluke with each passing day, and numbers from Friday's YouGov.Economist poll has him leading the pack with support from 28 per cent of Republican primary voters.
The survey, which is based on Internet interviews, ranked Trump twice at high as second-place finisher Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor who leads in the fundraising sweepstakes but will fall far short of competing with Trump's $10 billion personal wealth.
Bush is the first choice of 14 per cent of Republicans in the poll; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is close behind him at 13 per cent.
Trump's unconventional media-driven campaign continues to gather steam despite widespread condemnation following his claim last Saturday that Vietnam War POW and current Arizona senator John McCain was not 'a war hero.'
More military veterans in YouGov's sample of voters, in fact, said they have a favorable view of Trump than of McCain.
Trumps approve/disapprove numbers among vets are 53-42; McCain is 'under water' at 41-49, suggesting that nearly half of veterans may be displeased with his handling of America's crumbling veterans affairs infrastructure during his decades in Congress.
'Veterans are divided on whether Trump owes McCain an apology,' YouGov reported....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This veteran knows McCain personally, and WILL NOT vote for him for any reason!!!
Yes. Anybody who works for a wage or has their own business is a natural constituency for Trump. I hope he is serious and keeps climbing in the polls. I hope he does not peak too soon.
He is REALLY shaking up US politics.
I feel a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of voices are screaming out, fffrrreeedddooomm....
Internet polls are basically worthless.
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POLLS are basically worthless. Like exit polls of people after they have voted..... people lie on purpose.
Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, or Minority leader, for, what, the last 25 years?
POTUS Candidate.
Bully pulpit. POW Vet.
And never once did he cream bloody murder.
Looks like JEB tops out at 14%. I don’t recall seeing him poll any higher.
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