Real estate mogul Donald Trump has a commanding lead in the Republican presidential contest, polling at more than double his closest opponent, according to a national poll released Thursday morning.
In the Quinnipiac Poll, Trump polled at 28 percent among Republican voters.
Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson polled at 12 percent while three other candidates – former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz – tied at 7 percent support. Eleven percent of voters were undecided.
Trump told CNN on Thursday morning that he was happy with his lead in the Republican contest.
“I’m honored by the polls, but I’m not surprised by it,” Trump said during an interview on CNN’s “New Day.”
The poll also found Trump led the GOP’s “No Way” list of candidates who voters say they would never support at 26 percent.
The poll was conducted from August 20 to 25 among 1,563 national voters with live interviews on cell phones and landlines. The national margin of error was plus or minus 2.5 percent. Among the surveyed, 666 were Republicans with a margin of error plus or minus 3.8 percent while 647 were Democrats with a margin of error plus or minus 3.9 percent.
