A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows Trump in the lead with 27 percent among Republicans nationally, and other polls give him similar leads in many state contests for the party’s presidential nomination.
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His rise came at the expense of retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who dropped to third with 13 percent in the poll, while US Senator Marco Rubio of Florida hovered at 10 percent.
Meanwhile, Jeb Bush got 7 percent and Carly Fiorina got 5 percent in the said poll.
“The CNBC Millionaire Survey, which polled voters with at least $1 million in investable assets, found that among Republican voters, 26 percent supported Rubio”.
After the Paris and San Bernardino, California, attacks, they say only Trump is taking on what they believe is a clear and present danger to the U.S.
As a new poll put Cruz ahead of him, Trump called Cruz a “maniac”. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) had the lead with 24 percent support, compared to Trump’s 19 percent.
While almost 2-in-3 (65%) voters overall agree that Trump has the temperament to take on the role of president, there are significant differences in this view among the GOP electorate.
“Donald Trump, think twice before you speak anything”, the video said. Cruz, however, picked up 15 points among tea party supporters, receiving 29 percent with that group.
“Who is prepared to be a commander-in-chief?”
In the national Democratic primary race, Clinton also leads her other Democratic presidential opponents by 19 percentage points. “Will be easy!” The front-runner quickly proceeded to hammer Cruz at a Des Moines rally for not supporting continued subsidies for ethanol, a major business in Iowa, and implying that Cruz took this position because of his ties to major oil companies in Texas. Trump, by contrast, received 26 percent of the vote. Cruz now has the support of 31 percent of Iowa Republicans and Trump has 21 percent, with the remaining Republican candidates far behind. “You look at the way he’s dealt with the Senate, where he goes in there like a – well, frankly like a little bit of a maniac”.
“Not a lot of Evangelicals come out of Cuba, in all fairness”, Trump said in an apparent shot at Cruz’s heritage. McConnell denied that. Trump suggested that Cruz’s approach would impair his effectiveness.
While Carson took aim at Cruz on Sunday, a bigger fight between Cruz and Trump has also been brewing.
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Based on the said poll, 42 percent of Republican voters think Trump would effectively solve the country’s problems, and 37 percent say the real estate mogul is the best candidate to handle presidential responsibilities, the report relays.
