The 2016 Race Just Got a ‘Bombshell’ Dropped on It- Trump Is Grinning from Ear-To-Ear
By Jack Davis. Donald Trump is dominating the Republican presidential contest, according to a new CNN/ORC poll that shows Trump with more than twice the support of his nearest opponent.
The poll shows that 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents support Trump. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is at 16 percent. Ben Carson is at 14 percent. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is at 12 percent. No other candidate tops the 5 percent mark.
The CNN/ORC poll showed an 8 point decline for Ben Carson, a 5 point decline for former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush and a 4 point decline for Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., since the mid-October CNN/ORC poll. Trump rose 9 points since the last poll. Cruz rose 12 points and Rubio rose 4 points.
Trump showed big margins in the poll when it came to big issues. On the economy, 55 percent said they trust him the most to handle this vital issue, 46 percent ahead of his nearest rival. In the war against ISIS, 46 percent said they trust him the most, a 31-point margin over his nearest foe.
Trump stands tallest among Republican voters who consider an issue to be “extremely important.” On the economy, 60 percent of those who said that issue was extremely important said Trump could best handle it. For voters for whom immigration is extremely important, 55 percent back Trump to lead. For voters who think terrorism is extremely important, 49 percent back Trump to lead the fight against ISIS. (Read more from “The 2016 Race Just Got a ‘Bombshell’ Dropped on It- Trump Is Grinning from Ear-To-Ear” HERE)
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Donald Trump’s Latest 9/11 Claim Draws More Scrutiny
By Reena Flores. In an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” that aired just days after the fatal San Bernardino shooting, Donald Trump claimed that he would “go after the wives” and families of terrorists because they “absolutely knew it was happening” — just like, he said, terrorists’ wives and families knew during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
“I will tell you, I would be very tough on families,” Trump promised. “Because the families know what’s happening.”
Trump has pushed differing variations of this solution before: On Fox News last week, he said that “when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families.”
Speaking with “Face the Nation” moderator John Dickerson, Trump said “common sense” was his motivation to go after terrorists’ families.
But he also cited the attacks on September 11, 2001 as a main reason to do so. (Read more from “Donald Trump’s Latest 9/11 Claim Draws More Scrutiny” HERE)
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