CNN poll gives Trump 20-point lead in GOP race
He also refused to endorse Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.
Former Republican Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, who was a closer adviser to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, said while Trump has clearly locked in a solid bloc of supporters, the majority of GOP voters are still up for grabs.
Yahoo broke down the results further, finding that Donald Trump “runs significantly stronger among less-educated, less-affluent voters, and performs particularly well among voters in the 50-64 age range”. Regardless, will it ultimately matter in his bid for the White House?
Trumps support is heavily concentrated among non-college educated Republicans and those who only lean Republican and thus are less inclined to show up and vote in primaries and caucuses, Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginias Center for Politics said via email. “I know why you’re not going to support me – because I don’t want your money”. “It’s hard to disown the top of your ticket… but you need to put distance between yourself and the top of the ticket”.
It was an extraordinary speech to a group used to deferential treatment.
He demanded Marco Rubio to formally correct his statements, considered inaccurate and tell the actual truth about the U.S.’ intelligence capabilities. No other Republican drew double-digit support.
The rest of the GOP candidates registered under five percent.
We’re not even sure what to say about this any more.
The back-to-back polls are yet another confirmation of Trump’s remarkable ability to withstand an onslaught of criticism. “Do me a favor, just relax”, he told one of the people booing. No other candidate broke into double digits.
Among Republican voters with college degrees, however, Trump was only the fourth most preferred candidate, with 18-percent support. Several candidates blasted him from the stage. “Is there anyone in this room who doesn’t negotiate deals?” he said later. “It’s a struggle to safeguard the future of Israel”. Ahead of Senator Ted Cruz by a comfortable 19 percent and striding past Ben Carson by a whopping 30 percent, America’s “Teflon Don” now has a political ring to it.
“We do not believe he intended his comments regarding negotiations and money to relate specifically to their Jewishness, but we understand that they could be interpreted that way”, said Jonathan A Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League.
List also said a Trump victory will cause long-term damages to the Republican Party.
“In the face of so much adversity, there is no nation that wants peace more than Israel”, he said. Trump asked. “Do me a favor: Just relax, OK”. He should know better, and probably does’. ‘We Jews are good at buying things’.