CNN has a new poll out of Republican and Republican-leaning independent registered voters and it’s mostly good news for Donald Trump:
New CNN poll
Trump 24
Bush 13
Carson 9
Rubio 8
Walker 8
Paul 6
Cruz 5
Fiorina 5
Kasich 5
Huckabee 4http://t.co/DK6qgh5GZB— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) August 18, 2015
According to CNN/ORC poll, @realDonaldTrump favorability numbers among Republicans jumps from 50% in July to 58% now.
— Michelle Jaconi ? (@jaconi) August 18, 2015
Not surprisingly, Trump leads the field on the issue of illegal immigration:
CNN: Who best can handle illegal immigration? GOP RVs: Trump 44, Bush 13. http://t.co/P9hs9jqju0
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 18, 2015
And the economy:
CNN: Who best can handle economy? GOP RVs: Trump 45, Bush 9. http://t.co/2R9dCEGqWk
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 18, 2015
But Trump also leads — by a lot — on the the question of who would best handle ISIS:
CNN: Who best can handle ISIS? GOP RVs: Trump 32, Bush 16. http://t.co/jhDgub9mHL
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 18, 2015
This is a little shocking as Trump told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Sunday’s Meet the Press that he gets his military advice from watching TV shows:
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/633384202927538176
Oddly, no other GOP candidate has attacked Trump on this:
any other cycle, Trump comment about getting military advice from "watching TV shows" wld have had other camps filleting him endlessly..
— Kevin Madden (@KevinMaddenDC) August 17, 2015
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When it comes to social issues, however, Trump’s lead shrinks:
CNN: Who best can handle social issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage? GOP RVs: Trump 19, Bush 15, Carson 12.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 18, 2015
And even after polling so high on individual issues, GOP voters still don’t think Trump is the best choice as a nominee:
@NoahCRothman Yet by 20 points, Republican RVs think someone other than Trump as nominee is needed to win the general election.
— William Belcher (@EdB_Ohio) August 18, 2015
From the poll:
Analysis: We like Trump, but he can’t win?
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