By Jonathan Easley – 08/19/15 06:00 AM EDT
Donald Trump is steamrolling the competition in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
On Tuesday, a second national poll conducted in the wake of the first GOP debate found Trump with a double-digit lead over the next closest contender.
ADVERTISEMENT
Trump is not just attacking his rivals, he’s seeking to embarrass them, and he’s having fun doing it.
The businessman and reality TV star is also shaping the policy discussion, forcing other contenders to weigh-in on the far-right proposals in his immigration plan.
When Trump’s rise first began to register in the polls in early July, his ascendance was met with mild bemusement and the near-universal belief among Republicans that the he was a temporary, media-driven phenomenon likely to burn out by the end of summer.
Now, Republicans wonder how far he can go.
“Can he win? He sure can win,” said former Iowa Republican Party political director Craig Robinson. “He’s running roughshod over the rest of this field because the other candidates have allowed him to. This is a high stakes poker game and you have a guy playing aggressively, owning the table and dictating how everyone else moves.”
Two new national polls show Trump increasing his lead over the GOP field.
A Fox News survey released over the weekend showed Trump with a more than two-to-one lead nationally over Ben Carson, who placed a distant second.
Meanwhile, a CNN/ORC survey released Tuesday showed Trump’s lead spiking to double-digits after the same survey from late July showed him leading Jeb Bush by only 3 points. He has had double-digit leads in nine of 13 national polls since mid-July.
In Iowa and New Hampshire, Trump has led in every poll since late July.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/251384-trump-flattening-gop-rivals
I’m glad he took the time to run and look forward to his eventually winning the general election.
No more pussy footing around with foreigners dumping their subsidized cheap shit here, along with their welfare seeking residents who come here and drop anchor babies
No more funding the United Nations when they vote against U.S. and allow spies to come here disguised as diplomats.
And put political correctness to bed, once and for all .