[EternalVigilance]

At this point Trump must be considered the presumptive GOP nominee.

You know that’s what the political/media establishment would be saying if Jeb Bush or some other establishment candidate had the kind of poll numbers that Trump now has.

By now, they would be doing nothing but planning the coronation.

And I say this as someone who doesn’t support Donald Trump.

[Snickering Hound]

"Meet my Secretaries of State, Defense, Homeland Security, and CIA. I don't know what the twins will do yet, but it'll be incredible."

[silverleaf]

He may be polling even higher among democrats, if they dared to ask

[Red Badger]

Trump's gains show him once again confounding Beltway wisdom, where the widespread view was that such a grave event would lead voters to look toward White House candidates who are purportedly more mature and sophisticated than the erstwhile star of "The Apprentice."

Every aspect of this man's life has been on display for decades and decades. Everyone knows Trump. They know who he is and know that if he says he will do something he will follow through with his plans.

All the rest of the field are 'talk' with little or no achievements to show for it. Trump has four billion...........................

[Lakeshark]

This doesn't surprise me at all.

I personally prefer Cruz, but this has been Donald's race to win or lose for months now. He continues to speak to the issues at the heart of America.

He may not be the best conservative (he isn't), but he appears to be the strongest candidate, by far, on the GOP side. It's because of his strong stands and his fight against the PC destruction of America.

At this point, it appears that only Donald can take out the Donald.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[mbrfl]

I would love to see someone with some video editing skills, make a brief video of media soundbites, chronicling their predictions of Trump peaking - from the start of the campaign to now. It could be a work in progress all the way up till his election.

[Tanniker Smith]

World affairs can have an impact on the primaries. McCain was running in the back of the pack before some crap happened overseas a month before Iowa and New Hampshire.

[kiryandil]

yuge

[Ravenstar]

Be careful you may be getting ahead of yourself here this result does not meet your headline. Trump is ahead but others are not that far behind. The only polls that truly matters are the actual primary votes. See below for PPP national result.

PPP’s first look at the Republican Presidential race nationally in six weeks finds that things haven’t actually changed all that much since early October. Donald Trump leads the field with 26%, to 19% for Ben Carson. Trump and Carson were first and second on our last poll as well at 27% and 17% respectively. Also getting solid amounts of support are Ted Cruz at 14% and Marco Rubio at 13%. No one else in the GOP field even gets more than 5%- Jeb Bush reaches that mark followed by Carly Fiorina and Mike Huckabee at 4%.

[moehoward]

I'm in!

[mlizzy]

Trump can talk lavishly on and on, but without Christ at his back and the good St. Michael, the archangel, defending him in battle, he will get little, if anything, done for the Good. People are so gullible. It’s SAD.

[MinuteGal]

About an hour or so ago, Fox News posted an-up-to-date New Hampshire polling chart showing Trump dead-last in the seven or so candidates that were listed.

I'm telling you from personal observation...THE SPLIT-SCREEN THREE FOX COMMENTATORS COULDN'T WAIT FOR THEIR AUDIENCE TO SEE THIS CHART....and, boy, did I wanted to punch into the TV and punch out their smirky, smug, self-satisfied lights !

(The poll question was..."If you were to vote tomorrow, for whom would you vote?")

Leni

[Revelation 911]

Americans love a bad boy... they love a successful businessman...... they love a strong leader... they love a patriot... and they love to be entertained. Trump has all of that and more.

AND has showed up on WWE AND has a hot wife and has a hot daughter who is just as smart and saavy

TRUMP/CRUZ

The only and I mean ONLY downside....tacky decorating

[mjp]

go Trump/Cruz

[HamiltonJay]

Even without Paris, Carson’s collapse, will mostly benefit Trump.... He’ll wind up with I would assume at least 2/3 of Carson’s supporters in the end.

Paris guarantees Trump will top 50% shortly and never look back.

Next month it will realistically be down to Trump, Cruz and Rubio, and trump will have more support than the other 2 combined.... Big money/GOPe will keep trying to prop up Rubio, but it will be of limited effect.

[xzins]

Trump bump!

We need to get the Donald’s friends to donate to the freep-a-thon

[servantboy777]

Can anyone spell, “Brokered Convention”? GOP establishment will be looking to blow the convention wide open. They do not plan to allow Trump to just waltz to the nomination.

My lil ol pinion.

[Personal Responsibility]

“Now they are saying he got a brief bump from the French massacre, but that it will hurt him in the long run. “

There is no event where the GOPe would say anything different. No matter the event, they will say it will hurt Trump in the long run.

[spokeshave]

Trump's approach, which tends to be vigorous in tone but light on specifics

Trump covers this in all his speeches...

1...Being unpredictable

2...Don't announce to the enemy when and where the next attack is coming from

3....Contrast to Obambi...announcing withdraw from Iraq