A few months is a long time in American politics, although for now it appears that either Trump, Carson, Rubio or Cruz will take the Republican nomination. Ted Cruz of Texas at 14 percent, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida took 12 percent.
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With less than 60 days until the Iowa caucus, Donald Trump told voters that he’s here to work for them.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush draws 5%, while the rest of the crowded GOP field remains under 3%. Rand Paul (down 4 points to 1%) have lost the most ground since the last CNN/ORC poll, conducted in mid-October.
Trump is also digging in his heels over claims that he saw thousands of Muslims celebrating the 9/11 attacks in Jersey City. Another intriguing finding, this one from a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute: Republicans are more pessimistic than Democrats. One day, Trump was up a round, and Carson was up in the next.
The Prince William County fairgrounds in Manassas, Virginia, rocked with energy as roughly 2,500 people gathered to hear a speech from Donald Trump, the current frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination.
Trump later told the crowd he knew they weren’t going to support him because he was self-funding his campaign.
Perhaps the best communicator in today’s Republican Party, Rubio is offering his brand of pragmatic conservatism, and he is being rewarded at the polls. Among immigration voters, 55% trust Trump on the issue. (My use of the weasel word “near” reflects the reality that political predictions can run afoul of unknown unknowns.) But Trump’s enduring strength among the most disheartened members of his party – and the divided loyalties of upscale Republicans – suggests that it is wishful thinking for the Republican powers-that-be to say they are sure he will never be nominated.
Because alleged San Bernardino shooter Tafsheen Malik entered the United States previous year on a K-1 visa – the so-called “fiancee” visa – Trump told ABC News on Saturday that he would consider shutting the program down.
Ted Cruz’s campaign manager, Chad Sweet, who is a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, immediately made a declaration: “This particular assertion – that America couldn’t target those who have carried out attacks – is beyond the pale and Rubio should correct the record immediately, instead of attempting to instill a false fear among Americans”, he said.
Carson was sailing so high in the polls that he thought he could be like Trump and say anything and continue to rise.
NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Republicans are more likely than others to see a deportation effort as helpful to the economy (44% think it would help, 30% that it would hurt).
In Trump’s case, the willingness to back him despite controversy and doubts may indicate the absence of any other consistent GOP rival who’s been able to challenge him.
All of the other candidates garnered less than 5 percent of the GOP vote for the Republican party’s nomation.
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Even more say such a mass deportation wouldn’t be possible (81 percent).
