Trump ‘most likely’ to win GOP nomination: Poll
US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has topped another nationwide poll, retaining his position as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in the 2016 elections.
The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, published on Wednesday, showed that, with 32 percent support, the billionaire non-politician is holding a strong edge over the rest of the pack in the Republican field.
Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson was second, trailing Trump at 22 percent. Florida Senator Marco Rubio was behind Carson with 10 percent. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush claimed the fourth place with 7 percent support.
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina slotted in next with 6 and 5 percent support respectively.
Trump ‘most likely’ to win
In terms of expectations to win the Republican nomination, Trump was again the frontrunner with a whopping 42 percent support. Carson again followed him with 15 percent.
Bush scored the third highest support in this category with 12 percent. He was followed by Rubio who earned only 5 percent of the votes.
The real-estate magnate also had the “best chance to win the general election,” scoring 43 percent. Carson, Bush and Rubio were trailing him at 16, 13 and 11 percent respectively.
The reality TV host also emerged victorious attribute-wise.
Almost half of the participants touted him as the “strongest leader” in the Republican field.
Additionally, a dominant majority of the voters favored his immigration policies, where he led Carson, his closest rival, 39 to 16 percent.He was also voted as the best candidate in terms of "understanding" issues and being "closest" on them.
However, only 21 percent of the voters chose Trump as “the most honest” candidate, as they thought Carson deserves the title with 33 percent. Carson also led Trump as “the best personality.”
Bush won the “the best experience” category with 31 percent compared to Trump’s 21.
The poll was conducted between October 15 and 18 and surveyed a national sample of 1,001 adults.
American voters will cast their votes on November 8, 2016 to elect the next US president who will succeed President Barack Obama at the end of his second term in office.
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