The survey has also examined politicians’ stance regarding Trump, showing 42 percent of Republicans back a ban on Muslims, while 36 percent oppose it.
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In the Reuters poll, Trump led the pack of candidates seeking the Republican nomination with 35 percent of support from Republican voters, the same lead he held before Monday, when he said Muslim immigrants, students and other travelers should be barred from entering the country.
The CBS poll also found that most Americans were opposed to the idea of a national database that would collect and catalogue the names of all Muslims living in the USA: 46 percent were opposed, while 44 percent were in favor.
The New York real estate magnate made his proposal after the San Bernardino, California, massacre that killed at least 14 people and injured 21others.
“There’s clearly a large segment of the Republican electoral base that responds very positively to the things Trump has been saying”, Abramowitz said. “Following criticism about his comments on Muslims, Donald Trump said this morning he’s postponing a trip to meet Israeli officials until after he becomes president”, Meyers said, adding, “Oh!”
He said the United States should bar Muslims from entering the USA as soon as possible.
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Still, party leaders fearing Trump is wrong for the party and could not win the White House are looking for ways to stop him. Clinton thought that since this was the most deadly shooting since Sandy Hook that it might motivate people to take a stand. I’m a smart person. Ben Carson has warned “if the victor isn’t our nominee, then we have a massive problem” and Trump is again warning he could make a third party run that would nearly surely mean a win for the Democratic candidate.
