Donald Trump has 10-point lead over No. 2 Ted Cruz: poll

Billionaire businessman Donald J. Trump has a 10-point over his closest 2016 GOP competitor, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, in a national poll on the race for the Republican presidential nomination out Tuesday.

Mr. Trump was at 27 percent in the USA Today/Suffolk University poll, followed by Mr. Cruz at 17 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida at 16 percent, and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson at 10 percent. (excerpt)

If I am reading the statements by both Trump and Cruz correctly, and I'm pleased to be corrected if I'm in error, they can be reconciled to very similar positions. Trump is saying vetting Muslims coming here is currently all fouled up and it needs a relatively short pause while the government figures out a better, sensible, way to handle it at which time Muslims can resume coming her subject to the new rules. Cruz is just saying he has figured out a better, sensible, new way to handle this; Muslims can continue coming here, but only under his new rules. They've both identified the problem, Ted is just a step ahead on solving it.

For those who disagree with my assessment, is it because you want to cease Muslims coming here for a long or indefinite time? I suspect a significant chunk of both Freepers and the general population might favor that, but I don't think that is what Trump proposed this week. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Trump deserves credit (or blame) for what he's said, but doesn't deserve credit/blame for positions beyond what he said. People may or may not think Cruz's proposed rules are adequate. If so what rules would you propose instead to replace the status quo after Trump's muslim immigration pause? No Muslims forever is NOT an acceptable final solution for Trump by my reading of what he said.

Re: The more you clowns repeat this in light of reality, the less most of us think of Cruz if he is as obnoxious as some of his blowhard supporters

Disclaimer: I agree with much of what Trump says, and will vote for him if he WINS the nomination. That said I can’t decide who is more obnoxious, Trump or his cult-like zombied-out followers. You call Cruz’s supporters clowns yet expect tolerance for the lightweight emotionally charged invective which serves as validation of his eminence. When you expose your thin skinned sensitivities at any positive for another candidate it makes us wonder if you are a liberal or just a faux conservative who would sit out the election if Trump does not get his way. Pathetic

The problem is, while it might be Trump #1 and Cruz as veep, it will never, ever be the reverse. And I donâ€™t think Ted can accomplish much, whereas I think Trump will do everything he says.

My bigger concern is Cruz's ability to manufacture an Electoral victory compared to Trump. Cruz would pretty much lose the northeast and west coast, whereas Trump would put the northeast in play, quite possibly New York. Take New York, and Hillary's road to the White House becomes very difficult.

There is that, too. I think Trump will stand a good chance of taking PA and MI. Early polls have had him either up or doing very well in each. He in some polls beats Cankles in NH, IA, FL, MO, NC, and CO. These are all states Zero won. I'm not sure about OH.

I haven't yet seen a poll putting Trump up in OH, but have seen some with him tied. Portman is down in most polls here, which suggests the GOPe brand isn't going to fly.

That must be a lie...Trump is tanking.

He cannot be the nominee.

He'll be gone by Labor Day.

What? He's still with us.

Well, he'll be gone by Thanksgiving...if not by Christmas

Boosh will win...that's been pre-arranged.

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