New York – Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released on Sunday, edging rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of controversial statements.
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Trump was backed by 18 percent of Republicans in the CNN poll, which was conducted entirely after his July 18 criticism of Republican Senator John McCain’s war record. His lead over Bush, a former Florida governor who was at 15 percent, was within the poll’s margin of error.
“There is a movement going on. This is more than me,” Trump said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” saying the poll results were not surprising. “People are tired of these incompetent politicians in Washington that can’t get anything done.”
Trump’s support among Republicans increased six percentage points since late June despite a flood of rebukes of Trump after he said McCain, a former Navy pilot who was tortured during more than five years in captivity during the Vietnam War, was not a war hero because he was captured.
Trump and Bush were joined near the top of the pack by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who had 10 percent support among the Republican and Republican-leaning independent registered voters who were surveyed in the CNN poll.
With Obama out in Kenya, this is tantamount to a coup. Long Live the President (Trump).
In a completely unrelated story, a study was just done on registered Republicans and it revealed that 18 percent have brain damage.
Remember Ross Perot? He was also a wacky business tycoon who ran as an independent with a ‘movement’. It led to Clinton becoming Prez.
The worse thing by Trump is to loose and once he is in the race I feel he will do anything it takes just not to loose…
One would think that in a country of 240 million people, the lineup for president would include some who were both competent and charming! Oh well.