It's not all bad. For example, Republican voters appear to have rejected -- already! -- Ted Cruz (4%), Christie and Rick Perry, and Lindsey Graham, among other bottom feeders.
But check this out. Who takes second place as candidate for president? Donald Trump!
Donald Trump has surged to second place in the 2016 Republican White House field, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.Trump garnered 11 percent support — nearly triple his total from Fox’s previous poll, when he came in at 4 percent.The poll shows former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush maintaining first place with 15 percent support, up from 12 percent three weeks ago. ...TheHill
NB: Scott Walker isn't even in the top tier.
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Here's a view of where the two parties stand -- also from The Hill.
A recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found Hillary Clinton defeating former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) by 8 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) by 10 percent and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) by 14 percent.
Even if this poll exaggerates Clinton’s advantage, when was the last poll showing any Republican defeating her by such huge margins? If there were such a poll, Republicans would be ecstatically celebrating the arrival of the new GOP messiah who would bring the next golden age of American conservatism.
Hillary hysteria is gripping the GOP. Every day, conservative media offers an angst-ridden deluge of attacks against the former secretary of State, with derision, anger and predictions of her coming demise. ...TheHill
... Which explains (if you're a Republican) why the Benghazi investigation trudges on.
