Posted on 07/31/2015 11:05:54 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Donald Trump has something new to crow about.
The latest numbers from the Reuters/Ipsos five-day tracking poll has boastful billionaire as the presidential choice of almost 30 percent of Republicans surveyed—a stratospheric mark given the fragmented presidential field.
He’s hitting a new high with the first Republican debate just days away: Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Ohio, where coverage of Trump before, during, and after the contest is likely grow even more feverish given the new numbers.
Trump’s current surge–he’s been gaining strength meteorically all week, according to the poll–has knocked his closest rival, Jeb Bush, back behind him by almost 20 points. Bush sits at 11 percent, with the rest of contenders gasping for air at less than 8 percent.
At a week ago this time, the Reuters/Ipsos poll had Trump at just 15 percent.
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I am sure...but anyone who buys this poll is full of Crap. This is completely off base from what other polls of late have been saying.
It is interesting that they are TRYING to keep Cruz out but Trump in....why is that?
I don't remember Bachmann's response she shouldn't have answered them. Turn the question around asking Wallace are you ditzy? York pretty much gets the same and deride the questions.
That he is.
Fortunately for him, self promotion is 95% of what it takes to become the nominee, and 95% of what it takes to become President.
Because he has an enormous reservoir of issues he can self promote about, the guy is very close to having a lock on the Presidency. Another month at most.
Bush >>> Squush...
I know.
I’m not disputing the poll.
I agree Trump is the front runner right now.
He’s sucking all of the oxygen out of the race right now.
He doesn’t even need to dip into his billions with all of the free media he gets.
But IA and NH are six months out from now.
A lot can happen between now and then.
Like your analogy.
The moderator, I assume you mean Megyn, will be run over by Trump. Then he will put his truck in reverse and run her over one more time. Then he will go back into forward and run her over yet again.
Yes, but another poll earlier had Walker leading...
It has nothing to do with Ted and everything to do with Don.
Cruz supporters are going over to Trump. You can see it right here.
Those three dropped for very specific reasons.
Perry was only in first place before he even entered the race. He begin to sink as soon as he started talking and joined the debates. Sort of like Fred in 2008.
Gingrich had one great moment in the SC debate, then was wiped out in Florida by negative ads from Romney.
Cain was only first after two or three others had faded due to poor performances. Then the scandals broke and he chose to not fight them.
Trump has been talking for weeks, maybe a little too much, but he keeps gaining in the polls. His situation is not in anyway comparable to the three you mentioned.
Wishful thinking on your part.
I heard some of the Fox folks like Kelly discussing who was going to be the “dragon-slayer” among the other candidates. I am sure that Fox will want to take Trump down a peg. It is Trump’s turn in the barrel.
At least Cruz never wrote any checks to the Clintons unlike I some people I could mention.
So, let me get this straight...
According to this poll, Huck supposedly gets a rise for his comments on Iran...and yet, Cruz drops for his comments on McConnell and Obama?
Cruz has TONS of money and a good organization, how could he be at 1.7%? I think, if we look closely at the numbers, that this wasn’t a Republican poll.
Florida is the key. Closed primary and winner take all state.
Should the race be tight by the time of the primary a push will be made to vote for RUBIO....therefore pushing Bush out.
That will be next March so a lot can happen between now and then. But should Rubio win Florida the others..Trump, Cruz, Walker and who ever can still be viable. A vote for anyone other than Rubio by Floridians is a vote for Bush....simple numbers game.
Can you think of any Senator who would be better?
Where does the 7.7 place him in the ratings?
I’ve previously projected that Trump would be at 34% among republicans after the debate.
I’m thinking I need to raise that. I think he could hit 38% now. Maybe even 40%
It’s possible that half of Walker and Bush’s support will drop off when they see them verses Trump in a live debate.
I’ve been saying that Huckaby, Fiorina and Cruz’s support will eventually go to Trump over the GOPe candidates.
LOL...
Spoken like a True Trump supporter.
So, I guess Trump isn’t whiny, self-serving or calculated?
People are not considering enough that Trump is a battle hardened New York developer which is one of the most if not the hardest environment to develop in. He has learned how to take out his competitors. How to get his customers’ attention and how to get the order. Sucking the oxygen out is the process of killing off his competitors.
A development project usually takes years to finally win the bid and the order. Trump is very well trained for the long haul to win that business. Waiting another 18 months to get the order (winning the presidency) is not anything he is new to.
If anything too many are underestimating the level of skill Trump has.
Yes of course there were reasons why each crashed and burned.
With Perry-—awful debate performances.
With Gingrich-—too much baggage and too many ex wives.
With Caine-—too many bimbo eruptions and fast handiwork.
With Trump-—if history is any guide, his big mouth will sink him.
No, the poll cited today on FR is from May. Poster got confused by a website that looks to put up false info. When you checked the links it cites an old poll.
“The Iowa Poll, conducted May 25-29 for The Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines”
And as I recall it was Bush 16% leading Iowa not Walker in the poll.
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