He has opened up a double-digit lead over his closest rival, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who trails at 12 per cent. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Gov. John Kasich pull 4 percent each.
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Donald Trump may be surging in GOP polls, but according to a new Quinnipiac poll, he is the worst performing Republican in the general election. Bernie Sanders. Even Vice President Joe Biden would win by double digits, even though he hasn’t entered the race.
Should he not get the Republican Party (GOP) nomination and run as an independent, that will siphon off Republican voters and ensure a victory for top Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton.
Clinton bests Trump 48 to 36 percent, but she loses to Bush 41 to 42 percent and has a one-point advantage over Walker, 44 to 43 percent.
Political scientist and expert on public opinion at Vanderbilt University John Geersaid said the polls make sense given Trump’s appeal to conservative voters who believe that the party nominated two moderate establishment candidates McCain and Romney.
A CNN/ORC poll put Mr Trump at the front of the Republican pack with 18 per cent, and Mr Bush in second with 15 per cent. Trump’s new nationwide numbers are especially significant as the first presidential debate looms on Fox News.
St. Pete Polls released a survey on behalf of Saint Petersblog on Wednesday which shows Trump in the lead in the Sunshine State with 26 percent.
The first presidential debate is looming, and under revised rules all seventeen Republican hopefuls-including two big names from Florida-will be squeezing onstage.
The billionaire businessman has 20 percent of Republican voters saying they would vote for him as the GOP nominee, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker trailing behind at 13 percent. The survey included 710 Republicans, resulting in a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percentage points. Scott Walker is third in the poll with 12%, followed by Marco Rubio with 10% in his own home state.
When it comes to favorability ratings, Clinton is also struggling, with only 40 percent of all registered voters putting her in the favorable category.
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“They love him, and they hate him: Donald Trump triumphs on the stump so far, but do voters really want him?” asked Tim Malloy, assistant director of polling at Quinnipiac.
