Donald Trump Is Up In The Polls, He Is A ‘Contender’
Donald Trump is up in national polling as well as in New Hampshire according to the latest rankings of the Top 10 Republicans in the field most likely to become the nominee.
Jeb Bush rose from the 2nd spot in a CNN/ORC poll conducted in late June found that only Mr. Bush and billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump garnered double-digit support among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.
In that poll, Mr. Bush was at 19% up from 13% in December, and Mr. Trump jumped to 12%, a 9 percentage point rise since announcing his candidacy.
The others in the CNN/ORC top five included former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (8%) and 7 percent apiece for retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker fell out of the Top 5 in CNN’s most recent survey.
The rankings saw Rubio fall from the 1st to the 3rd spot. Despite his broad appeal, which includes his youth and charisma, Sen. Rubio is placing in also-ran status in the Real Clear Politics national polling average, where he came in 4th.
Gov. Scott Walker has a 17.5% edge in Iowa (according to the Real Clear Politics average), and a win there could solidify him as “the main conservative challenger to Mr. Bush,” the website reports. If that edge carries to New Hampshire and South Carolina, Gov. Walker would be in a good position. On the Southside, Mr. Walker may lack “the personal dynamism to deliver on his potential.”
Donald Trump is clearly on the move in the polls, which earns him a place in these rankings. In three recent polls, 1 national, 1 in New Hampshire, and 1 in Iowa Mr. Trump placed 2nd, 2nd and joint 2nd, respectively.
“It is more likely than ever that he will earn a position in the 1st 2 televised GOP debates, which are capped at 10 candidates apiece.
Stay tuned…
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