Donald Trump comes second in New Hampshire poll. How?
GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump surprised pundits this week by emerging near the top of a New Hampshire poll, second only to Jeb Bush.
The survey, conducted by Suffolk University, shows that Mr. Trump collected 11 percent of the votes after Mr. Bush鈥檚 14 percent.
Analysts attribute Trump鈥檚 advance to his broad name recognition in a field brimming with nearly 20 Republican candidates, aided by a successful global empire of long-running reality television shows and luxury hotels.
鈥淭rump鈥檚 obvious appeal is that he鈥檚 a winner,鈥澛犅爌olitical commentator Matt K. Lewis.
Bush, former Florida governor and a frequently projected frontrunner, has family ties to New England, .听
鈥淛eb Bush continues to lead, but Donald Trump has emerged as an anti-Jeb Bush alternative in New Hampshire,鈥� David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. 鈥淢any of those who like Trump are voting for him, and although many more dislike him, the unfavorables are split up among many other candidates. It鈥檚 the politics of plurality.鈥�
But results also indicate that Trump鈥檚 when voters were asked who should take the stage for GOP debates, and that the poll be taken with a grain of salt, given its proximity from New Hampshire鈥檚 GOP primary in early 2016.
鈥淚t鈥檚 true that Trump did indeed take second place in that poll. But it鈥檚 also true that nationally Trump鈥檚 polling has been on the decline, and that his favorability numbers aren鈥檛 hot in New Hampshire,鈥� Politico reporter Daniel Strauss.
A Fox News poll released Wednesday follows a similar narrative as the one in New Hampshire. Once again, Bush leads the list of Republican contenders at 15 percent, and Trump follows second at 11 percent. "The bad news for Trump is that only 29 percent of GOP primary voters consider him a serious candidate,"聽. "Among all registered voters, nearly 8 in 10 say Trump is a side show."聽
One possible reason? 64 percent of voters say they don't trust the billionaire, .
In an average of recent poll numbers calculated by 鈥� a measure of all the GOP nominees鈥� national popularity 鈥� Trump comes in tenth, slightly below Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and one place above New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
The Donald has been trumpeting his sharp ascent and critiquing reporters in response to these headlines, tweeting his 鈥渞espect鈥� for those who have substantiated his rise in poll numbers and calling out the ones who appeared more questionable.
Another reason for Trump鈥檚 political appeal has been his shunning of public office thus far. On Twitter, he a user who said she was supporting him for not being 鈥渁 Washington insider,鈥� and sneered at Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland for being
Since announcing his presidential campaign last week, Trump has repeatedly vocalized a belief that the country needs him more than he needs it, maintaining a steelier than ever veneer of self-confidence and aggrandizement as he continued to make controversial comments, including one that implied most .
While Bloomberg reporters Mark Halperin and John Heilemann credited Trump鈥檚 popularity in New Hampshire to his 鈥� pointing to an electorate "that聽is begging for this message" 鈥� Fusion host Jorge Ramos 鈥渢he Hispanic community鈥檚 most hated man.鈥�
The Washington Post questioned Wednesday whether Trump is the describing his demeanor at the GOP鈥檚 annual Red, White, and Blue fundraiser as he told the crowd that he hadn鈥檛 initially wanted to come and used a wet wipe after taking pictures with 鈥淰IP鈥� supporters.
鈥淗e talks聽like he just don't care, people laugh, and none of it聽seems to hurt him,鈥� Post reporter Josh Hicks.
