Trump is most and least popular Republican candidate

He has opened up a double-digit lead over his closest rival, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who trails at 12 percent. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio, ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson – are tied at 6 percent.

The poll was not all good news for Trump, however, as he also tops the “no way” list, with 30 percent of Republican voters saying they would definitely not support him.

On the other hand, Trump has the support of 24 percent among those Republicans who say they’ve already narrowed it down to one or two candidates.

Establishment favorite Hillary Clinton leads Democrats in the Quinnipiac poll with over half of Democratic voters favoring the former secretary of state. Vice President Joe Biden is at 13 percent. In 1992, a similar situation occured when businessman Ross Perot’s independent candidacy helped topple George H.W. Bush’s reelection bid and paved way for Bill Clinton to secure the presidency with just 43 percent.

The poll, conducted July 23-28, surveyed 1,644 registered voters nationwide, with a margin of error of 2.4 percentage points.

But the poll also shows that Trump would lose by large margins to Democrats Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen.

“It seems that Trump has stolen the New Jersey governor’s “telling it like it is” thunder”, said poll director Patrick Murray. Bush edges Sanders 44 – 39 percent and Walker slips past Sanders 42 – 37 percent.

“There is a ceiling above which he never will go and this will be a problem if he makes it into the final four in the nominating process”, West said. The data point shows that although Trump is leading the GOP pack now, he could prove to be a disaster for Republicans in a broader presidential contest next year.

Clinton thumps Trump 48 – 36 percent.

“They love him and they hate him”. Walker is next, with 13 percent support, followed by Bush at 10 percent.

According to Reuters, Trump has now taken a huge lead in the race to become the Republican presidential nomination for the 2016 election.

The biggest event in the Republican presidential race so far is scheduled for a week from today: the first full-fledged nationally televised debate.

Many participants in the poll say that he is neither honest nor trustworthy, said Tim Malloy, from Quinnipiac University.