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. . . of a plurality, anyway.
Admittedly, he lost the Iowa caucuses to Sen. Ted Cruz. But he rebounded with a sizeable plurality victory in New Hampshire. Now Trump leads in South Carolina polls.
Among Republican primary voters, that is.
It is a different story in the public and private polls I've seen, ones surveying the entire electorate -- Republicans, Democrats and independents. Consider the new poll of swing-state Virginia voters by the Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University.
Again, Trump garners a plurality of Old Dominion Republicans, leading next closest contender, Sen. Marco Rubio, 28 to 22 percent. On the other hand, among the entire voting population, a disquieting 64 percent -- nearly two out of three voters -- view The Donald unfavorably.
Put another way, Trump's winning in un-favorability. Only Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are seen anywhere near as negatively, at 58 and 59 percent, respectively.
Can Trump turn that around? Not likely. Folks already know him. He has the highest name recognition of any candidate -- higher than Hillary Clinton.
"Almost all the voters have an opinion about Donald Trump," explained the Wason Center's Dr. Quentin Kidd, "and twice as many see him in an unfavorable light as view him favorably."
Trump starts at a "disadvantage," according to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight, because "Most Americans just really don't like the guy."
To appoint future Supreme Court justices, one must win the General Election with all the people voting, not merely the GOP nomination.
According to poll after poll, that candidate is not Donald Trump.
This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob.
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Paul Jacobs is author of Common Sense which provides daily commentary about the issues impacting America and about the citizens who are doing something about them. He is also President of the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge Foundation. Jacobs is a contributing author on the ARRA News Service.
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1 Comments:
I will NOT vote for Rubio. Period. He should run as a DemocRAT. REMEMBER: the Gang of 8!?!? And he is FOR amnesty & welfare for 20+ million "illegals"!!! TED CRUZ HAS MY VOTE!!! The only candidates I'd vote for are Cruz, Trump or Carson!!!!
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