Donald Trump
has reached a new high in support for the Republican presidential
nomination in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, drawing on GOP
support for his proposed ban on Muslims along with his powerful outsider
credentials. Ben Carson’s cratered, while Ted Cruz has advanced to join the double-digit club –- but with Trump now unrivaled for the lead.
That said, Trump slightly trails Hillary Clinton
in a general election matchup, by 6 percentage points among registered
voters, expanding to 13 points among all adults. And a broad 69 percent
of Americans express anxiety at the thought of Trump as president, with
half saying it makes them “very” anxious. Clinton makes far fewer
anxious, albeit 51 percent.
Trump has 38 percent support for his party’s nomination from Republicans
and GOP-leaning independents who are registered to vote, up a slight 6
points from last month, entirely among men. He’s added concerns about
terrorism to his existing anti-immigrant, political outsider credentials
-– all pressing items in his party, but less so outside of it.
Tested against his top rivals in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates,
Trump has gained 8 points in trust to handle terrorism and 7 points as
the strongest leader, as well as 9 points in being seen as likeliest to
win in November. He holds vast in-party advantages on all three items,
and on handling immigration as well.
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