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New Poll Shows Donald Trump Experienced A Surge In Support Before Criticizing Sen. John McCain

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A new Washington Post-ABC News Poll shows businessman/reality show celeb Donald Trump was experiencing a huge surge among GOP hopefuls for the 2016 presidential nod until his incendiary comments about Sen. John McCain’s military service.

Support for Trump fell sharply on the one night that voters were surveyed following those comments. Telephone interviewing for the poll began Thursday, and most calls were completed before the news about the remarks was widely reported.

Although the sample size for the final day was small, the decline was statistically significant.

Even with the drop in support on the final night of the survey, Trump was the favorite of 24 percent of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. That is the highest percentage and biggest lead recorded by any GOP candidate this year in Post-ABC News polls and marks a sixfold increase in his support since late May, shortly before he formally joined the race.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who announced his candidacy a week ago, is in second place, at 13 percent, followed by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, at 12 percent. Walker’s support is strongest among those who describe themselves as “very conservative.”

Only 29% of those surveyed felt Trump represents the core values of the Republican party; 56% did not feel he represents the GOP.

On the Democratic side, the survey shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with a huge lead over her fellow Dems. Hillary clocked in at 68% support, with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont getting 16% at the number two spot.

The other three announced candidates drew single digit support with former senator Jim Webb at 5%, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley at 2 % and former Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chaffee at 1%.

Other results:

• If the election were held today between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, Hillary would garner 51% of the vote versus Bush’s 41%.

• If Trump were to run as a 3rd party candidate in a race with Hillary and Jeb, Hillary would receive 47%, Bush 29% and Trump 19%.  This shows, as surmised by many, that Trump would prove the spoiler for the GOP.

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New Poll Shows Donald Trump Leads 2016 GOP White House Hopefuls

This has got to be killing all the more “mainstream” Republican contenders for the 2016 GOP nomination for president.

A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Donald Trump LEADING the pack. Trump is currently getting 15% of registered Republican voters compared to Jeb Bush’s 11%.

And it’s even better for Trump when you through in the “second choice” votes where he also leads Bush (12% v. 7%).

Yesterday, reports were circulating that Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has reached out to Trump begging him to dial it down a bit, as Trump is sucking up “all the oxygen in the room” and none of his guys are getting any attention.

The GOP klown kar just gets “klownier.”

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Poll: Sixty-Five Percent Of Americans Expect SCOTUS To Rule In Favor Of Marriage Equality

A new poll from Public Religion Research Institute shows 65% of Americans expect the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of same-sex marriage nationwide.

• 65% expect the state bans currently in place (14 states) to be struck down.

• 55% of Americans support marriage equality; 37% oppose.

• 69% of Americans say they favor laws that protect LGBT folks against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations and housing.

• 60% of Americans oppose allowing private business owners refusing to serve LGBTs.

• 65% of Americans say they have a close friend or family member who is gay or lesbian.

• 11% of Americans say they have a close friend or family member who is transgender.

(source)

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Poll: Solid Majority Of Americans Support Pro-Same-Sex Marriage Ruling From SCOTUS

According to a new poll by Quinnipiac University, 56% of American voters say they are in support a U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of nationwide marriage rights for same-sex couples. Only 38% of voters opposed such a ruling.

Additionally, voters are generally more supportive of same-sex marriage than opposed by a similar result of 56% for and 36% against.

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Poll: 58% Of Americans Support SCOTUS Ruling In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage

According to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, 58% of Americans support a Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality:

A total of 58 percent of Americans said that they favor a high court decision to eliminate bans against same sex marriage, with 44 percent of those saying they strongly favor such a result.

Thirty-seven percent of respondents said they oppose a court ruling in favor of the case’s LGBT plaintiffs, with 29 percent said they strongly oppose it.

You’ll remember another recent poll by ABC News/Washington Post in April showed support for same-sex marriage at 61%.

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Jeb Bush And Marco Rubio Top Latest GOP Presidential Poll

Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio top the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll for 2-16 Republican presidential nomination.

Asked which Republican hopeful would be their first choice to win the party’s primary, 23 percent of GOP primary voters chose Bush. An additional 14 percent picked him as a second choice.

Eighteen percent of GOP primary voters said that they favored Rubio most, while another 23 percent selected the Florida senator as their second choice for the Republican nod.

It’s worth noting that Rubio is a longtime friend and protege of Bush. With numbers like these, it’s easy to see Rubio in the veep spot and becoming a strong national ticket, especially when it comes to the Latino vote.

The snag comes in the fact that the Constitution would not allow Florida (where both men hail from) to “elect” both to prez and veep.

Electoral College voters, called electors, could not cast both of their votes for two people from their home state. In plainspeak, an Electoral College member from Maryland couldn’t cast his two votes for candidates from Maryland. Electors from any other state could still vote for two Maryland representatives, just not the electors from Maryland.

That being said, it does set up Rubio as a very strong veep pick for any of the other contenders who would look to beef up Latino voters.

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Poll: Majority Of Iowans Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

A new PPP poll shows for the first time a majority of Iowa voters (50%) support marriage equality versus 41% who are opposed.

Every age group except seniors supports it and even with them favor for gay marriage has hit the 40% mark.

80% of voters in the state say that gay marriage being legal has either had a positive impact on their lives or none at all, with only 20% claiming it’s had a negative impact.

Even among the minority of voters who remain opposed to gay marriage, 55% admit it hasn’t actually had any dire effect on their lives.

Bolding is mine 🙂

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Poll: Support For Same-Sex Marriage Hits Record High 61%

A new Washington  Post/ABC News poll shows support for same-sex marriage among Americans hitting record high 61% one week before the U. S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the issue.

By the numbers:

• Overall support for marriage equality stands at 61% with 35% opposed

• 61% of Americans oppose individual states deciding the issue of same-sex marriage

• Likewise, a super-majority – 62% – feel states should be required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states

• 78% of Americans under 30 support same-sex marriage

• Among seniors 65 and older support has risen from 18% in 2005 to 46% today

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New Reuters Poll Shows Strong Support For Same-Sex Marriage

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows strong support for a number of LGBT issues:

• 52% of Americans support same-sex marriage versus 32% who oppose.

• 54% say it’s wrong for businesses to refuse services to LGBTs versus 28% who say businesses should have a “license to discriminate.”

• 55% say businesses shouldn’t be able to refuse to hire certain people or members of certain groups (like LGBT folk), while 27% say businesses should be able to discriminate in terms of employment based on religious beliefs.

• 55% support all states recognizing same-sex marriages – even in the states that don’t permit such unions.

• When it comes to how we get to marriage equality nationwide, 34% feel the U.S. Supreme Court should decide; 22% feel the rights should be decided at state level via voter referendum; 11% say state lawmakers should lead the way; and only 8% feel Congress should handle the issue.

For more on the poll results, click here.