Poll: Donald Trump surges to 32% support.

[spanone]

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has become the first Republican presidential candidate to top 30% support in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, which finds the businessman pulling well away from the rest of the GOP field.

Trump gained 8 points since August to land at 32% support, and has nearly tripled his support since just after he launched his campaign in June. The new poll finds former neurosurgeon Ben Carson rising 10 points to land in second place with 19%. Together, these two non-politicians now hold the support of a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, and separately, both are significantly ahead of all other competitors.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush stands in third place with 9%, down 4 points since August, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz holds fourth place with 7%. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker follow at 5%, with all other candidates at 3% or less, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who notched the only other statistically significant shift in the poll by falling 5 points since August.

Trump's gains come most notably among two groups that had proven challenging for him in the early stages of his campaign -- women and those with college degrees. While he gained just 4 points among men in the last month (from 27% in August to 31% now), he's up 13 points among women, rising from 20% in August to 33% now. Trump has also boosted his share of the vote among college graduates, increasing his support among those with degrees from 16% in August to 28% now. Among those without degrees, he stands at 33%, just slightly higher than the 28% support he had in August.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/politics/donald-trump-ben-carson-cnn-poll/index.html

[merrily]

1. Two words: Herman Cain.

[IDemo]

4. "I guarantee you that Fred Thompson will be our next president"

Said a co-worker of mine in 2007.

[merrily]

7. LOL! I was posting on a different board then. A Thompson supporter was quite

insistent and obnoxious, to the point that even the board's Republicans mocked him. As soon as Thompson dropped out, the poster disappeared, never to be seen or heard from on that board again.

Cain experienced quite a surge and lots of adulation--until his mistress stepped forward. In fact, almost every candidate who tossed his hat in the ring that cycle surged for a while. But, when it comes time to vote in the primary, it's been people like Poppy Bush, Dole, Poppy Bush's boy, McCain and Romney.

[stevenleser]

12. Cain's support was steadily eroded by dumb things that he said. Trump's support goes up

with each time he says something, no matter how crazy.

I dont think that analogy is correct. I hope I am wrong.

[merrily]

14. From Reply 7:

Cain experienced quite a surge and lots of adulation--until his mistress stepped forward. In fact, almost every candidate who tossed his hat in the ring that cycle surged for a while. But, when it comes time to vote in the primary, it's been people like Poppy Bush, Dole, Poppy Bush's boy, McCain and Romney.

Also, if Trump is the candidate, he will not win the general.

[stevenleser]

15. Like I said, I hope I am wrong, but am very afraid that I am not. And he is outpolling all

current candidates for the Democratic nomination.

[merrily]

16. You're saying Trump will be the Republican nominee AND win the general. I disagree.

[stevenleser]

17. I am saying I think Trump will be the nominee and is a threat to win the general. nt

[merrily]

20. Whatever mindless hysteria propels him now, people will sober up before they vote to

put someone in the Oval.

[Octafish]

2. Remember when Donald Nut had to HIRE actors for his campaign announcement?

Nut has built a following just by saying crazy things, thanks to the free coverage afforded repuglians.

[underpants]

3. That appears to be one the few expenses of his campaign so far

The media is giving him free advertising.

[Octafish]

10. Somebody got the memo. And you have to be somebody to get the memo.

The Powell Memo (also known as the Powell Manifesto)

EXCERPT...

Though Powell’s memo was not the sole influence, the Chamber and corporate activists took his advice to heart and began building a powerful array of institutions designed to shift public attitudes and beliefs over the course of years and decades. The memo influenced or inspired the creation of the Heritage Foundation, the Manhattan Institute, the Cato Institute, Citizens for a Sound Economy, Accuracy in Academe, and other powerful organizations. Their long-term focus began paying off handsomely in the 1980s, in coordination with the Reagan Administration’s “hands-off business” philosophy.

Glad somebody on DU told me about it. Wasn't on tee vee.

[underpants]

11. Powell was the Mayor of Richmond and a Supreme Court justice

That memo is an instrumental in the creation of the new-right Rragan Revolution. Powell's focus was on academia but they branched it out into controlling the media.

[rtracey]

5. well lets see

Actually remember something, we haven't even had a primary yet. Let's see what this looks like when people actually vote, vs coming out to hear a windbag. Don, if you are looking, yup you are an arrogant, narcissistic, windbag. Remember the Congress you called stupid jerks...well I can't argue with you BUT, if you are elected, you will need to rely on them and they will do NOTHING for you....

[davidpdx]

6. If you support Trump, you must have a head bump

[marmar]

8. I actually find it kind of frightening......

...... all that nationalistic, xenophobic, hateful jingoism obviously has a great appeal to a significant number of people.

[spanone]

9. it's depressing at best. i don't find it very entertaining anymore.

[pampango]

13. He seems to mirror the "nationalistic, xenophobic" right wing parties in Europe that are gaining in

popularity. You are right. It is a bit frightening.

[Whiskeytide]

18. It's disturbing that his support has grown...

... among women and college grads - but, then again, it's a CNN poll, so...

But if there is some truth to it, how do you explain that?

Are people supporting only the Trump "image" of an "outsider", "shaker-upper" "can't be bought", "gonna make America GREAT again", and not really listening to what he says? Are they dismissing what he actually says as "just Trump"? I understand there is a pretty large percentage of the T-Bag/anti-other base that are supporting him for all the wrong reasons - I get that. But that would seem to be counter to the idea that educated people and women would shift to his column.

His candidacy has been wildly entertaining, but W...T...F?

[lumberjack_jeff]

19. So apparently women are his primary support demographic.