Say it is So: Trump Leads GOP Field after McCain Comments are Digested

     You have to wonder about the logic that says that Trump's numbers are going to tank because he made fun of McCain's war record. I mean they sure had no problem when George W. Bush did it back in 2000.

    http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/07/democrats-for-donald-trump.html

    This is the problem with the entire anti Trump campaign in the GOP: it's so hypocritical. They don't disagree with what he has said about Mexicans, etc-just the way he says it. Again, they don't even really care about insulting McCain-as they've done it plenty of times before.

    I think what we are having right now is just this wonderful moment of convergence in the electorate. The GOP base loves him and the Dem base loves the GOP base loving him. You go Rush:

   "And if you want to know why Donald Trump is resonating with people -- You know, I saw somebody in the Drive-By Media today -- maybe it wasn't -- it was somebody at PJ Media, I don't remember who -- made the point (Paraphrasing), "Hey, Trump's not resonating 'cause he's Trump. Trump's resonating 'cause he's channeling the anger." Well, how do you separate the two? It is Trump because he's the only one that is actually behaving in ways Republican voters thought they were gonna get in 2010 and 2012, '14, and the midterms. "

   http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/07/24/cruz_calls_mcconnell_a_liar

  Yeah, Rush, don't you listen to that drive by media-you love you some Donald Trump.

  So as neither the base nor the establishment has nay real problem with making fun of McCain why is there surprise that this hasn't hurt Trump in the polls?

  "In the first national telephone poll since Donald Trump earned rebukes from Republican leaders over his comments about Senator John McCain's military service, the real estate mogul has increased his support among GOP voters and now stands atop the race for the party's nomination."

  "The new CNN/ORC Poll finds Trump at 18% support among Republicans, with former Florida governor Jeb Bush just behind at 15%, within the poll's margin of error."

   "They are joined at the top of the pack by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, with 10% support among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who are registered to vote. Trump's backing has climbed 6 points since a late-June poll, while support for Bush and Walker has not changed significantly"

  "Though Trump currently tops the race for the nomination, his advantage is by no means firm. A majority of Republican voters, 51%, say they see the field as wide open, and that it's too soon to say which candidate they will ultimately get behind. Among that group that see the contest as wide open, Bush has 14% support, while Trump has the backing of 13% and Walker stands at 9%."

  "Trump does much better among those Republicans who say they've narrowed it down to one or two candidates, 24% of that group backs him, 16% Bush and 12% Walker."

   http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/26/politics/cnn-poll-presidential-race/

  I'm happy to see I agree with Republican voters:

  "Still, the poll suggests Republican voters haven't yet had their fill of Trump. A majority (52%) say they'd like to see Trump continue his run for the GOP nomination, including nearly six in 10 conservatives, tea party supporters and white evangelicals. Even among those Republican voters who support someone other than Trump, 42% say they'd like him to remain in the field."

  I'd like to see him continue his run too even though I support someone else and most certainly have not had my fill of Trump-this will never happen.