Former reality television star Donald Trump topped the crowded Republican field in the first post-debate poll in New Hampshire.
The Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll released Tuesday put Trump at the top of the Republican scrum with 18 percent of likely primary voters.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was his closest competitor in the early primary state at 13 percent. Ohio Gov. John Kasich polled at 12 percent while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (10 percent) and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Fiorina (9 percent) continued to make gains after impressive performances in last week’s debates.
But Trump’s favorability ratings continued to be lower than most.
In fact, Kasich, along with former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Cruz, Fiorina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker all polled more favorably than Trump.
The real estate mogul’s favorability was only 46 percent, which was the same as his unfavorable rate.
The poll was conducted among 414 likely Republican primary voters from August 7 to 10 by landline and cell phone. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.8 percent.
Big drops for Chris Christie, Rand Paul and Scott Walker between March and August.
Big gains for Trump, Carly Fiorina, and John Kasich.
Everyone else is polling about the same as they have been.
Whew. Was starting to feel a little bit uncomfortable that the last few TPM stories weren’t about Trump.
Hey, he is the gift that keeps on giving – to Democrats.
Considering the other polls, possibly not so much Trumpmentum as Trumpnertia.
I’m just waiting for the day that Marshall (formerly a “Trump is a joke and will affect nothing”) commentator switches from “we all know he won’t be the nominee” to “he might be the nominee”.