Post by cjm on Dec 26, 2015 5:16:38 GMT
Donald Trump crushes new poll. But there are reasons for caution (+video)
Donald Trump is leading with 39 percent of the GOP primary vote. But with primaries about to begin, the dynamics could shift in several important ways.
By Peter Grier, Staff writer December 23, 2015
It looks like Donald Trump is going to have a hugely merry Christmas holiday. The Republican establishment and other party players who pale at the prospect of the billionaire winning their nomination? Not so much.
That’s the upshot of the latest big national poll, a CNN/ORC survey that has Trump leading the field with 39 percent of the GOP primary vote. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is second, up a bit at 18 percent.
The Donald celebrated this good news with his usual grace, as he tweeted on Wednesday:
It is hard to believe I am winning by so much when I am treated so badly by the media. New @cnn Poll amazing in ALL categories. 21 pt. Lead
7:20 PM - 23 Dec 2015
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