More clear evidence Trump’s extremist comments toward Muslims have only helped his campaign.
38 percent of registered Republicans, or nearly four out of ten, now want Donald Trump to be the GOP nominee and become America’s next President. This in the wake of Trump’s highly controversial proposal calling for a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S., a ban many legal scholars say could be unconstitutional. Trump surged ahead picking up six more points in the past few weeks, in a just-released ABC News/Washington Post poll taken Dec. 10-13.
Of concern to many is Trump’s gain in the polls and his increasingly large margin from from other GOP candidates – among registered voters he leads number two ranked Ted Cruz by 23 points, 38-15, and those tied for third place, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson, by 16 points.
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Also troubling for many is that Trump now is the top choice within many categories: Terrorism, Immigration, Personality, Best chance of winning, Would bring needed change, Best personality, and Strongest leader.
Despite those accolades, overall, 68 percent of Americans are anxious (19%) or very anxious (49%) about a President Trump, whereas 51 percent are anxious (16%) or very anxious (35%) about Hillary Clinton as president.
“Trump leads among every demographic and ideological group of Republicans in the survey, but he has significantly greater support among those with less education and lower incomes and among men,” the Washington Post reports.
The poll shows Clinton beating Trump, 53-40 among all adults, and 50-44 among registered voters.
Tonight is the fifth and final GOP debate of 2015.
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