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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll: Donald Trump surges to 32% support.
Trump gained 8 points since August to land at 32% support, and has nearly tripled his support since just after he launched his campaign in June. The new poll finds former neurosurgeon Ben Carson rising 10 points to land in second place with 19%. Together, these two non-politicians now hold the support of a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, and separately, both are significantly ahead of all other competitors.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush stands in third place with 9%, down 4 points since August, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz holds fourth place with 7%. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker follow at 5%, with all other candidates at 3% or less, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who notched the only other statistically significant shift in the poll by falling 5 points since August.
Trump's gains come most notably among two groups that had proven challenging for him in the early stages of his campaign -- women and those with college degrees. While he gained just 4 points among men in the last month (from 27% in August to 31% now), he's up 13 points among women, rising from 20% in August to 33% now. Trump has also boosted his share of the vote among college graduates, increasing his support among those with degrees from 16% in August to 28% now. Among those without degrees, he stands at 33%, just slightly higher than the 28% support he had in August.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/politics/donald-trump-ben-carson-cnn-poll/index.html
merrily
(45,251 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)Said a co-worker of mine in 2007.
merrily
(45,251 posts)insistent and obnoxious, to the point that even the board's Republicans mocked him. As soon as Thompson dropped out, the poster disappeared, never to be seen or heard from on that board again.
Cain experienced quite a surge and lots of adulation--until his mistress stepped forward. In fact, almost every candidate who tossed his hat in the ring that cycle surged for a while. But, when it comes time to vote in the primary, it's been people like Poppy Bush, Dole, Poppy Bush's boy, McCain and Romney.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)with each time he says something, no matter how crazy.
I dont think that analogy is correct. I hope I am wrong.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Cain experienced quite a surge and lots of adulation--until his mistress stepped forward. In fact, almost every candidate who tossed his hat in the ring that cycle surged for a while. But, when it comes time to vote in the primary, it's been people like Poppy Bush, Dole, Poppy Bush's boy, McCain and Romney.
Also, if Trump is the candidate, he will not win the general.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)current candidates for the Democratic nomination.
merrily
(45,251 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)put someone in the Oval.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)Nut has built a following just by saying crazy things, thanks to the free coverage afforded repuglians.
underpants
(183,157 posts)The media is giving him free advertising.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)EXCERPT...
Though Powells memo was not the sole influence, the Chamber and corporate activists took his advice to heart and began building a powerful array of institutions designed to shift public attitudes and beliefs over the course of years and decades. The memo influenced or inspired the creation of the Heritage Foundation, the Manhattan Institute, the Cato Institute, Citizens for a Sound Economy, Accuracy in Academe, and other powerful organizations. Their long-term focus began paying off handsomely in the 1980s, in coordination with the Reagan Administrations hands-off business philosophy.
Glad somebody on DU told me about it. Wasn't on tee vee.
underpants
(183,157 posts)That memo is an instrumental in the creation of the new-right Rragan Revolution. Powell's focus was on academia but they branched it out into controlling the media.
rtracey
(2,062 posts)Actually remember something, we haven't even had a primary yet. Let's see what this looks like when people actually vote, vs coming out to hear a windbag. Don, if you are looking, yup you are an arrogant, narcissistic, windbag. Remember the Congress you called stupid jerks...well I can't argue with you BUT, if you are elected, you will need to rely on them and they will do NOTHING for you....
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)marmar
(77,150 posts)...... all that nationalistic, xenophobic, hateful jingoism obviously has a great appeal to a significant number of people.
spanone
(136,008 posts)pampango
(24,692 posts)popularity. You are right. It is a bit frightening.
Whiskeytide
(4,465 posts)... among women and college grads - but, then again, it's a CNN poll, so...
But if there is some truth to it, how do you explain that?
Are people supporting only the Trump "image" of an "outsider", "shaker-upper" "can't be bought", "gonna make America GREAT again", and not really listening to what he says? Are they dismissing what he actually says as "just Trump"? I understand there is a pretty large percentage of the T-Bag/anti-other base that are supporting him for all the wrong reasons - I get that. But that would seem to be counter to the idea that educated people and women would shift to his column.
His candidacy has been wildly entertaining, but W...T...F?
lumberjack_jeff
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