CNN released a new national poll this morning, and on the surface it seems pretty incredible.
Trump just opened a massive 33 point lead on the rest of the GOP field. According to CNN’s poll, 49 percent of GOP voters now support him. Rubio trails with 16 percent of the vote, and Cruz is right behind at 15 percent.
The fantasies of a Rubio/Cruz mega-candidate beating Donald Trump appear to be just that — fantasies — a physical and electoral impossibility.
However, Trump’s negatives are at an all-time high, and his opponents insist they won’t vote for him against Hillary Clinton.
When asked about Trump possibly winning the nomination, 35 percent of GOP voters said they would “definitely not support” him. An additional 13 percent of GOP voters said they would “probably not support” him.
That’s nearly half the party. According to these numbers, you either love Donald Trump or you absolutely hate him.
But can Trump really win against Hillary Clinton when 35 percent of his own party will “definitely not support” him in November? Yikes.
Jon Schweppe is Deputy Director of Communications for the American Principles Project.
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1980 poll: Carter 63, Reagan 32
Has anyone actualy noticed how many democrats after this administration have jumped fence to independant or republican. Almost as if they are finally understanding that POLITICALY CORRECT is something other than correct! Many are seeing that the democratic party no longer stands on the issues they have before but now it is all about PC and they can no longer stand the lies. My inlightenment came when John Carry ran. I began to see that he no longer stood for what I believed in but would accept anything and I meen anything to get the vote. It has been a pleasure this season seeing all of the democrats leaving the party. It have given me a new faith in humanity. Haven’t decided who gets my vote as of yet. I honestly believe if Ben Carson could see more air time to explain as he does so well his positions he would be doing much better. As an Ohio man from southern Ohio were the Gov has pretty much forgotten he most likely will not see my vote as well as for his drooping moral standards. Rubio, cruze and yes maybe even Trump because I listen to his words and not the nasty biased media looks like candidates. But I am happy to look forward to, not a different United States of America, but an even better one. With once again moral standards that we will carry to all the world lest Jesus returns before.
it is time for a real change the people know it and on election day the elite will know vote trump
I think that many of you in the media still don’t get it and Hillary will soon enough. There is a reason their turnout is low. People in the democratic party are moving over to the republican party to vote. A lot more independent while voting current democrat will end up breaking for Trump in the general. There is also the Independents that vote republican that are going to large break for Trump. It is not going to matter if the people that are hell bent on not voting for Trump come out and vote. They won’t end up being needed anyway, so they can stay home, if they chose.
Also this notion floating around about sticking Mitt Romney in the race and getting these people that don’t want to support Trump, let me tell ya, after today you can put that thought right back where it came from. He coming out at this point would cause even more people to vote for Trump to make sure he get the nomination. The party and the donors lost their chance last summer to take out Trump and they all chose to sit on their hands.
Here another thing, Cruz was probably the better candidate, but his problem like Mr. Obama, he is a first term freshman senator that has only been in office a couple years. Not going to sell that again. Rubio also has the same problem, but he also has the gang of eight bill wrapped around his head.
This notion that another Bush was going to be a nominee or anyone that was from within the system was shear stupidity on both the party, the lobbyist that back them and the donor class that supported them. Trump was the man the step up to the microphone and kept it square in front of his face all the way to now. Now is not the time the party has another path. This party will be done and Trump and many will make sure that it happens, because the whole system chose to fall asleep at the wheel and not pay attention to was has been going on out here in the real world for decades.
this is drivin me crazy. I keep hearin people say the only one who can’t beat Hillary is Donald Trump. Ted Cruz has a few wins and Rubio has none. How are either one of them going to beat Hillary but Trump can’t possibly beat her. Why has he filled events all over the country and neither Cruz or Rubio have filled anything. Are they askin us to deny what we see and hear? What does all this mean because i must be an idiot and just not get it.
Check this out….
http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/donald_trump_president_prediction_suny_professor.html
Wow…I love the idiocy of journalism. They are relying on polls 9 months out!! And…there are other polls that dispute these stats. Like…20000 dems in Massachusetts defecting for Trump.
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