New CNN poll shows Trump with commanding lead, but GOP voters don't think he can win in November

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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