My supporters would stick with me if I shot someone

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is pretty sure there are no limits to his popularity.

The survey of 582 respondents found Trump with a higher percentage of the vote than his next four challengers combined, with Texas Senator Ted Cruz drawing 10.5 percent, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 9.7 per cent, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at 9.2 per cent and Florida Senator Marco Rubio with 7.2 per cent.

Moving on to New Hampshire, the Granite State is still the Donald Trump show.

Trump’s comments Saturday came nine days before Iowans are set to head to the caucuses to vote in the first contest of the primary cycle.

While Trump and Cruz battle it out for the conservative wing of the GOP, Rubio was working to position himself as a more mainstream alternative.

“If Donald Trump wins (Iowa), it’s going to be a snowball to hell”, Beck said.

Glenn Beck also ripped into Donald Trump during his endorsement speech for Cruz, telling his audience that the billionaire candidate owed America an apology.

As the protesters were escorted out of the event, Trump remarked on one of the protesters, who was wearing a red turban, similar to those members of the Sikh religion wear.

Collectively, the Iowa insiders told Politico the events of the past few weeks – criticism of Cruz on ethanol, questions about his constitutional eligibility, longtime Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s call for his defeat, and Palin’s endorsement of Trump – have hurt Cruz as the February 1 caucuses near. Trump’s gained a lot, across the board, while most of his competitors have slipped. “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters”. Trump was at 23 percent in the Fox News Poll two weeks ago (January 4-7). It is not a sign of strength when you say that a POW was a loser because they got caught.

Trump has gain ground even among “very” conservative respondents and evangelical Christians, two demographics that heavily favored Cruz in the previous poll.

The timing of Kaufmann’s decision to take the stage with Trump wasn’t meant to send a message in favor of the NY businessman or against Cruz, aides said.

A third of Republican caucus-goers say they may change their mind (33 percent).

Hours after Keep the Promise I unveiled its commercials, another pro-Cruz super PAC, Stand for Truth, released its own anti-Trump ad. The 30-second spot asks viewers if they can really trust Trump and then shows several media appearances in which Trump voices support for liberal views, including the interview with Russert. Fifteen percent say the same of Bush, 14 percent feel that way about Cruz, and 12 percent about Rubio.