Trump Still Rules GOP Roost

Rasmussen Reports: Donald Trump still holds the lead in Rasmussen Reports' latest look at the race for the Republican presidential nomination following Tuesday night's debate. His voters also are by far the least likely to say they're going to change their minds.

Our national telephone survey taken Wednesday and Thursday nights finds that 29% of Likely Republican Voters would vote for Trump if their state presidential primary was held today. Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are his closest challengers with 18% and 15% of the GOP vote respectively.

Dr. Ben Carson and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie each earn nine percent (9%) support, closely followed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush with seven percent (7%) backing. Nine percent (9%) prefer some other candidate, while four percent (4%) are undecided.

Just 34% of GOP voters say they are certain of their vote. But it's striking to note that 62% of those who support Trump have made up their minds, nearly twice as many as those who say that of their vote for any other candidate.

Our latest Trump Change survey finds that a sizable majority of Republicans still believe Trump is likely to be their presidential nominee next year.

Trump leads in virtually every demographic category of Republican voters. But men and those 40 and over are more supportive of his candidacy than women and younger voters are.

GOP conservatives like Cruz a lot more than moderates and liberals do.

Perhaps the biggest surprise remains the inability of Bush, the darling of the GOP establishment, to kick-start his campaign, even after his most aggressive debate performance to date.

Trump has been strongly criticized by his political opponents for his call for a temporary ban on Muslim immigrants to this country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists from coming here. But 66% of Republicans like the idea of a Muslim ban.
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Rasmussen Reports is a media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion information. For the detailed statistical analysis visit their site.

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