The poll also reflects the dominance Trump enjoys over others in the field on issues that voters deem to be of uppermost importance to them.
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Seven percent of Republicans would vote for Clinton, so in that particular poll the party-switchers cancel out.
Of course, some of these individuals confess to going out of “morbid curiosity”, such as a number identified in this piece by WNYC.
One reason for the poor predictive value of national polls is that whoever wins in Iowa and/or New Hampshire generally gets a huge boost in subsequent states. First, primaries often have smaller turnout than general elections, making it even harder to locate the actual voters. Most voters haven’t made up their minds yet, a phenomenon few of those horse race polls take the time to point out.
Here’s some good news for Donald Trump fans: History is now on his side. The much stronger degree of support seen for Sanders in social media is very encouraging, but no guarantee of votes. They can’t be vetted as other GOP voters might by asking if they have voted in past primaries. Given Trump’s lack of relevant experience and utterly un-American policy prescriptions, this line of thinking makes a lot of sense.
And lastly, there is the matter of passion.
Another Republican candidate, Lindsey Graham, was even more succinct as he said, “It’s not a gun control issue”. Among those citing immigration as a top concern, 55 percent trust Trump the most. But, he apparently failed to win the hearts of those with a higher education, who favor Cruz (22 percent), Rubio and Carson (with 19 percent each).
Ben Carson and Florida Sen.
Marco Rubio sube al segundo puesto en la contienda por la candidatura a la presidencia de Estados Unidos por el Partido Republicano en una encuestra nacional entre potenciales votantes de ese partido, desplazando a Ben Carson, quien quedó relegado a la tercera posición. Those neighbors reportedly suspected that something was going on with Farook and Malik but did not want to report them to authorities for fear of racially profiling the Muslim couple.
“How many of you believe that there should be an exception for a woman who has been a victim of a rape and has become pregnant?” he asked.
Donald Trump came in with 36 percent support, 20 points over his closet competitor, Texas Sen.
Trump was even booed when he didn’t commit to backing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital instead of Tel Aviv. If they do, they can stop Trump. A headline accompanying an article about Trump’s appearance read “Trump courts Republican Jews with offensive stereotypes”.
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Trump’s figures was 9 percentage points higher compared to his numbers last October, thereby solidifying his lead among Republican presidential hopefuls.
