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One of the GOP’s most anti-establishment senators, Ted Cruz of Texas, also ticked up in the poll after the debate, coming in third with 10 percent compared to his previous 6 percent.

This means that nontraditional news consumers and nontraditional voters made a point to tune in and see what Trump had to say, yet many of these Trump supporters won’t be considered in the polls.

Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., said it’s “certainly disappointing” that Rubio didn’t vault into the top tier of Republican candidates after his debate performance in Cleveland. Grand entrance, emotional speeches, media’s attention – that sounds exactly what Donald Trump is like and that’s exactly what Iowans shall see in the few upcoming days. Other candidates now have to choose whether to move right themselves or try to argue that Trump’s proposals are too extreme, and that latter option would seem to conflict with the mood of the base.

The combined 26 percent behind Bush/Walker/Rubio/Kasich/Christie is basically neck-and-neck with Trump.

On the Democratic side, Clinton drops below 50 percent for the first time, while Sanders keeps climbing.

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The poll also asks about the qualifications of several contenders and finds more voters overall think Bush is qualified to be president than any of the others tested. I’ve said over and over why he isn’t going to be the party’s nominee, but, true, I haven’t explained the how of it. “He gets himself in trouble”, Bennett said.

If Bush’s candidacy falters despite the $114 million he raised, the establishment’s next choices, Sen.

Howard County Republican Chairman Craig Dunn likened Trump to the 2012 version of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who led in Iowa for a time during that cycle. Lindsey Graham (-4 points). Bush tied Clinton in June and was up by one-point in May.

Trump has narrowed the gap and trails Clinton by just 5 points, down from 17 two months ago. Trump is now leading the GOP field of likely candidates in every major poll except for the Reuters/IPSOS, in which he’s tied with Jeb Bush. Fiorina goes from -7 to -18 points. As Trump reminded voters this weekend, Rubio had once been a co-sponsor of comprehensive immigration legislation in the Senate that the Donald called “nothing more than a giveaway to the corporate patrons who run both parties”. “It’s one thing to poll high in August, but whether those candidates can withstand the long campaign is still an open question”. The Democratic frontrunner now only leads Trump by five points, 47-42%.