Trump supporters baffled by condemnation of his Muslim proposal

Most of your feedback this week is about the latest remarks from Donald Trump.

“I wouldn’t give him a 10 on the compassionate scale”, said poll respondent Lisa Barker, 55, of Worcester, Massachusetts, an unaffiliated voter who says she’s all in for Trump.

Prime Minister David Cameron was responding to a question from an opposition lawmaker on whether he would use anti-extremism legislation to block Trump from visiting the UK, in line with growing calls to do so following Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States.

In the wake of the Paris attacks and terrorist shootings in San Bernardino, the subject understandably focused on national security and defeating ISIS.

Kelly had previously campaigned against Trump’s political and business activities, documenting issues with the mogul’s development of a high-end golf resort in Aberdeen, which saw him come into conflict with locals.

But while the Post/ABC poll reveals robust support for Trump and his ideas among Republicans, there are warning signs for the GOP front-runner as well – particularly when it comes to the general election. His nearest rival was Sen.

Importantly, the poll was taken after the keep-Muslims-out controversy. “So they’re blowing this whole thing out of proportion”.

Conversely, Rubio could inherit the “moderate”/”establishment”/”somewhat conservative” lane, which – with Jeb Bush’s failure to catch fire – is wide open. The odds of him becoming the Republican nominee, never mind president, are still very long.

But here he is, at the top of the heap.

Indeed, the denigration of Trump supporters is one of the ugliest aspects of the anti-Trump hysteria. It’s his backbone, his certitude. The remaining 36 per cent were against Trump’s idea. But Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas, who is desperately hoping to pick up any support Trump might lose along the campaign trail, could barely bring himself to mildly dissent, saying only: “That is not my policy”. In New Hampshire, Trump is up by an average of 14 to 16 points, according to RealClear Politics.

A woman cheers for Donald Trump before a town hall meeting Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Aiken, South Carolina.

That’s Trump leads in two of the first three contests in the 2016 presidential race.

But it would be wrong to see Trump exclusively as the product of a chaotic Republican Party.

Or Trump could make good on his threat and run as an independent.

Andrew Cuomo said Monday that Donald Trump has become a “recruitment poster” for ISIS with his comments alienating Muslims across the globe. “That’s just stunningly contrary to the fundamental values of our nation, which were built on tolerance”, Kerry said in an interview with ABC’s This Week programme on Sunday (local time).

This would surely guarantee a Democratic win and another four years of the same.

The negative responses, domestic and worldwide, Muslim and non-Muslim, came in fast and furious – and rightly so, as Trump’s crude blast is unconstitutional, unacceptable, unworkable, and unstrategic.