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Trump Hits a New High in the GOP Race; Against Clinton, It's Outsider vs. Experience (POLL)
http://abcnews.go.com ^ | December 14, 2015

Posted on 12/14/2015 10:08:32 PM PST by NKP_Vet

Donald Trump has reached a new high in support for the Republican presidential nomination in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, drawing on GOP support for his proposed ban on Muslims along with his powerful outsider credentials. Ben Carson has cratered, while Ted Cruz has advanced to join the double-digit club,but with Trump now unrivaled for the lead. That said, Trump slightly trails Hillary Clinton in a general election matchup, by 6 percentage points among registered voters, expanding to 13 points among all adults. And a broad 69 percent of Americans express anxiety at the thought of Trump as president, with half saying it makes them very anxious. Clinton makes far fewer anxious, albeit 51 percent.

Trump has 38 percent support for his partys nomination from Republicans and GOP-leaning independents who are registered to vote, up a slight 6 points from last month, entirely among men. He has added concerns about terrorism to his existing anti-immigrant, political outsider credentials; all pressing items in his party, but less so outside of it.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; elections; immigration; polls; trump; trumpwasright
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Another poll showing Trump blowing away the field. Of course it says he can't beat Clinton, but we all know that's BS. Tomorrow's story will not be Trump doubling up on Cruz in the latest two national polls, it'll be Cruz "surging" towards the nomination.

Trump 38% Cruz 14% Carson 12% Rubio 12% Bush 5%

1 posted on 12/14/2015 10:08:32 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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To: NKP_Vet
"That said, Trump slightly trails Hillary Clinton in a general election matchup, by 6 percentage points among registered voters, expanding to 13 points among all adults. And a broad 69 percent of Americans express anxiety at the thought of Trump as president..."

If Trump only trails Hillary by six percent among registered voters, how can 69% of Americans express "anxiety" concerning a Trump presidency?
2 posted on 12/14/2015 10:11:48 PM PST by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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To: Steve_Seattle

Trump is the democrats worst nightmare. That’s why they want him out of the race. If they weren’t scared of him they’d ignore him.


3 posted on 12/14/2015 10:14:31 PM PST by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: NKP_Vet

Trump is a wildcard. The DEMs are not sure what to expect. With Cruz, they know pretty much what to expect and how to campaign against him.


4 posted on 12/14/2015 10:16:17 PM PST by CatOwner
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To: NKP_Vet

For the first time in a long time, I can’t tell who the liberal media hates most. Are they now pulling for Trump because the fear Cruz?

I think they have become irrelevant, FINALLY.


5 posted on 12/14/2015 10:18:35 PM PST by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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To: Steve_Seattle

To answer my own question, I suppose that if Hillary has 37%, and Trump has 31%, and if EVERY undecided voter (32%) fears a Trump presidency, it could be true. But that also would mean that Hillary is well under 50%, in fact, not much above 33%.


6 posted on 12/14/2015 10:20:13 PM PST by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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To: Tenacious 1

When the media pulls for Trump, we’ll have a party at the Trump Grill in Trump Tower :)


7 posted on 12/14/2015 10:22:27 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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Man I’ve had enough of the delusional Trump supporters on here.

The guy has supported national healthcare, abortion, a huge “wealth tax” which confiscated people’s money, crony ethanol subsidies, called Scalia a racist, showed support for Mitch McConnell against Cruz, but as long as he says he’ll build a wall and make the Mexicans pay for it you’re all in. You are being fooled!

Yes, I am a Cruz supporter.


8 posted on 12/14/2015 10:23:05 PM PST by teg_76
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To: RoosterRedux; Albion Wilde; hoosiermama; Amntn; RitaOK; flaglady47; HarleyLady27; MinuteGal; ...

New Poll....YUGE!!...ping!!


9 posted on 12/14/2015 10:23:18 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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And a broad 69 percent of Americans express anxiety at the thought of Trump as president..."

So how was that question asked:

Would you feel anxious about a Trump Presidency, yes or no?

And if that that blatant, did they ask that question about other candidates?

10 posted on 12/14/2015 10:24:02 PM PST by Kenny (RED)
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To: NKP_Vet

When’s the national primary?


11 posted on 12/14/2015 10:24:04 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Jane Long
They could NOT tolerate the REAL Poll !


12 posted on 12/14/2015 10:25:10 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Tenacious 1

How are they “pulling for Trump”? They’ve flooded every news outlet with Cruz’s outlier des Moines poll. And yes, it was an outlier. No other poll gave him anywhere near that kind of lead even in Iowa.

Anyway, press is all about Cruz taking the lead from Trump, not the other way around.


13 posted on 12/14/2015 10:26:10 PM PST by Kenny (RED)
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To: teg_76

Oh, I’m not a necessarily a Trump supporter - I prefer Cruz, Fiorina, and even Christie. I was just wondering about the stats in that survey.


14 posted on 12/14/2015 10:26:44 PM PST by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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To: teg_76

Okay. You don’t support Trump.

Trump supporters have had enough of the delusional CRuz supporters. How’s that? Turn about is fair play.

H1-B visas, conversations with those here illegally, TPA, PAC owned, etc, etc.


15 posted on 12/14/2015 10:27:29 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Jane Long
When the media pulls for Trump, we’ll have a party at the Trump Grill in Trump Tower

Actually, I think if the media were to start pulling for Trump, he'd lose support and be classified "establishment". But, if your buying, I'll show up.

16 posted on 12/14/2015 10:27:54 PM PST by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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To: Yosemitest

LOL!!

Yawn.


17 posted on 12/14/2015 10:28:05 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: teg_76
You are being fooled!

Were the democrats fooled when they voted for Obama?

Did America quit when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

Trump supporters are not being fooled.

18 posted on 12/14/2015 10:29:55 PM PST by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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To: NKP_Vet

Go Trump!!

Keep on keeping’ on....to Make America great, again!!


19 posted on 12/14/2015 10:30:11 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Tenacious 1

We know who’s being fooled.....the PAC-MAN supporters.


20 posted on 12/14/2015 10:31:05 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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