Trump lead shrinks, still tops

Trump has a core of hard support from voters who rally to his harsh anti-undocumented-immigrant rhetoric.Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is boasting about keeping his lead in the polls, but that isn’t deterring him from sniping at rivals and complaining about the media.Voters may still be trying to figure Carly Fiorina out.

The latest CNN/ORC national poll showed that he’s lost some support after the second GOP debate as outsider candidates like Carly Fiorina gain steam, though he still retains a commanding lead over the field.

Clinton earned 43% support, compared to Sanders’ 25% and Biden’s 18%.

Without Trump in the race, Ben Carson, pictured here, today, on Capitol Hill, awaiting the Pope’s speech to Congress, takes his spot in first at 24 percent.

Trump supporters go for Carson (23 percent), Bush (14 percent), Cruz (12 percent) and Rubio (10 percent) as their second-choice picks.

“They speak with a tremendous amount of conviction and resolve, and I think that Jeb’s style, his personality and personal countenance is more contemplative and analytic”, Head said. Mr Trump said the network hasn’t treated him “fairly” and that he would stop appearing on Fox for the time being.

Since Sunday, he has been sharply criticized by Muslim organizations, and rebuked by other candidates who say he should know that there is no religious test to be President. Marco Rubio has rebounded.

The results of a poll released Wednesday by Florida Atlantic University shows the Sunshine State’s Republican voters preferring Junior U.S. Sen. Note, of the competitive candidates, only one presidential hopeful would have a chance at a home-town crowd: Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R).

JU poll methodologist Ray Oldakowski attributed the disparity to the difference in how the two institutions surveyed voters.

Trump also leads, with 22 percent, when likely voters were asked who has the best chance of winning the general election in November, 2016. Biden tied Carson with 45 percent each.

Trump and Carson run almost even among white evangelicals and “very conservative” GOP voters, but Trump has a big advantage among Republicans who identify with the tea party movement – 37 percent, with Texas Sen. Overall, a larger number say they would definitely not support the real estate mogul than would vote for him.

A Huffington Post Pollster chart from September 16 shows Trump in the lead, polling an average of 34.2 percent of the vote among 30 pollsters.

More than any other candidate’s, Trump’s campaign is predicated on the present.

The good news for Trump: He still has his beloved polls to point to.