Well Finny, there is a nightly FR Caucus thread running now, and since it began five days ago, Trump's been in the lead, with Cruz a close second.
Hundreds of Freepers have voted in it each day, so it's a very good representation of what percentage of our community supports which candidate. It's certainly as solid as any poll conducted out in the wild.
Click on this link which takes you to the results: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3387779/posts?page=4#4
That's documented information you're free to look at, if you choose.
My count is cumulative - not hundreds, but more than 1,000 individuals -- over time and represents a lot more individuals than one of those caucuses. In truth, any daily caucus on FR is liable to misrepresent the prevailing long-term opinion on FR. Regarding Trump, THAT prevailing opinion is that Trump is at best a second choice, if any choice at all; in the past week, I have come across several individuals who say, "Well, Trump WAS my second choice, but not any more; now Cruz is my ONLY choice."
There's a reason for that, aside from Finny's findings.