Still, it shows that a plurality of GOP voters see Trump's campaign as plausible.Įven if Republicans rallied around another candidate, Trump still beats almost everyone. only 28 percent for eventual nominee Mitt Romney. That's a change from when four in 10 placed their money on Jeb Bush in late July.įull disclosure: GOP voters haven't had the clearest crystal ball in the past.Īt this time last cycle, four in 10 Republicans picked Rick Perry to win the nomination, vs. When asked who is most likely to win the GOP nomination, four in 10 said Trump was the best bet, according to a CNN/ORC poll out last week. When they put on their pundit hats, Republican voters think Trump is for real. Republican voters are getting used to the idea. Still, 44 percent think he doesn't have the personality to serve effectively, and almost six in 10 independents say his temperament does not belong in the White House, according to ABC/Post. The same number holds in the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa, where the same 52 percent of Republicans think he has the personality to be commander in chief, according to Quinnipiac last week. While Donald Trump has been widely criticized for his bombast and insults, 52 percent of leaned Republican voters nationwide think that the real estate mogul has the right temperament to be president, according to Monday's ABC News/Washington Post poll. On the flip side, 47 percent of Republican voters say they would be "dissatisfied" or "upset" if establishment favorite Jeb Bush becomes the nominee.Ī majority of Republicans don't see Trump's temperament as a problem. Only Ben Carson generates roughly the same level of enthusiasm as Trump (43 percent say they would be "enthusiastic" vs. Only two in 10 say they would be "upset" if he were the nominee. In a CNN/ORC poll last week, 67 percent of Republicans said they would be either "enthusiastic" or "satisfied" if Trump were the nominee. Two-thirds of GOP voters would be happy with Trump as the nominee. Roughly three in 10 say they have a negative view.Īnd these numbers hold up in early states.Ī Quinnipiac poll in Iowa last week found that 60 percent of Republicans there had a favorable view of Trump. Now, six in 10 Republicans have a favorable view of Donald Trump. Right before Donald Trump announced his candidacy in mid-June, a Monmouth University poll showed only two in 10 Republicans had a positive view of the real estate mogul. Trump's favorability ratings have turned 180 degrees. Here are some recent poll numbers that suggest that the real estate mogul isn't just a passing phase: Pundits point out that at this time in 2011, Rick Perry's lead was giving way to a rising Herman Cain, neither of whom won even one state in the nomination process.Īnd there are many reasons he would struggle in a general election.īut outside groups like Jeb Bush's Super PAC and the economic conservative group Club for Growth are recognizing Trump's staying power and beginning to unload their dollars to topple him. None of this is to say that Trump is likely to win the Republican nomination. Of course, it's still early in the election cycle. Ten of the last 11 national polls have shown Donald Trump's lead at double digits, and some are starting to ask seriously what it means for the real estate mogul's nomination chances. Some have tried to label him a flip-flopper.Īnd some are holding out for an implosion.īut no matter how some Republicans are trying to drag Donald Trump down from atop the polls, it hasn't worked (yet). He expressed regret that divisions in the council and among the Syrian people and regional powers "made this situation unsolvable."īan urged the five permanent members to show the solidarity and unity they did in achieving an Iran nuclear deal in addressing the Syria crisis.Ĩ Poll Numbers That Show Donald Trump Is For Real Security Council, to unite and support inclusive negotiations to find a political solution.īan told a news conference Wednesday that he plans to meet with foreign ministers of the five permanent council nations - the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France - on the sidelines of the General Assembly's ministerial session later this month to discuss Syria. chief again urged all parties, including the divided U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says his response to Russia's stepped up military support for Syria is that "there is no military solution" to the nearly five-year conflict and more weapons will only worsen the violence and misery for millions of people. UN Chief Says There Is No Military Solution in Syria