5 things to consider as Trump dangles 3rd party prospect

With large double digit deficits against both Clinton and Sanders, it seems like Trump’s appeal is limited to a select few within the Republican party.

The governor swiped at the billionaire real estate mogul during an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, arguing that Trump hurts the credibility of the presidency.

There’s a certain karmic comeuppance in Donald Trump’s loose-cannon candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

For Monmouth University Polling Institute Director Patrick Murray, it is obvious Trump’s recent divisive rhetoric has done little to dampen his supporters’ enthusiasm. “I’ve not heard a lot of solutions yet from Trump, just a lot of provocative statements and finger-pointing”.

The poll also found that most Republican voters want Donald Trump to remain in the GOP presidential race. Adding to the quagmire, immigration has emerged as Trump’s top issue, while only 14 percent of conservative voters consider it a top priority.

Priebus also noted that with 16 Republican candidates vying for the party’s nomination – including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie – polls are going to fluctuate. “People are exhausted of these incompetent politicians in Washington I can’t say I’m unhappy or anything, I’m just not that surprised”.

According to the poll, white Evangelicals, older voters, people who did not attend college, Republicans, and voters who live in rural areas tended to be more supportive of deportation compared to granting legal status to the undocumented population. Jeb Bush, who Trump quipped “is not going to get the job done”, checks in second at 12 percent in the same poll.

Despite a very crowded Republican field, two front-runners have emerged in the swing-state of Iowa: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and businessman Donald Trump. “So Trump is stealing some of Christie’s “tell-it-like-it-is” thunder”.

“We’re getting along with them great”, Trump said.

Trump’s popularity here may be a surprise to those who remember how New Hampshire boosted establishment favorites Mitt Romney (in 2012) and John McCain (in 2008) over more conservative Iowa caucus winners. Ross Perot’s challenge got 19 percent of the vote, in Florida and nationwide, and might have cost the first President Bush a second term.

Bush’s words set a standard for Republican rejection of Trump’s allegations about Mexican immigrants. “It’s kind of like what our moms all told us: Sometimes it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. I think most people understand that”.

Business Insider reached out to Trump’s campaign to confirm that the poll he wrote about on Twitter was the same one PPP referenced in its response.