# POLL: Republican Nomination For U.S President.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-republican-nomination-for-u-s-president/724087>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 2, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-republican-nomination-for-u-s-president/724087 "2015-07-02T22:14:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-republican-nomination-for-u-s-president/724087/25 "2015-07-10T19:04:09Z")

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> [@The Great Sun Jester](#):
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> Trump is currently leading in the polls in the real world.
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> If the trend continues, it means one of two things as far as I can tell. Either it means the Dems have a lock on the next election and progressives can really light the fuse on Sanders, or Idiocracy is about to take another huge leap toward being a prophesy.

Donald Trump CAN’T increase his fan base.

There is absolutely NOBODY out there who hasn’t made up his mind about Trump and may yet be won over. Nobody.

There’s a chance, however tiny, that there are people out there who don’t know much about Cruz (or Jindal or or Rubio), and who might like him if they learned more.

But Donald Trump (who, I keep telling you, is NOT running!) can’t possibly win over anybody who doesn’t already like him. If anything, people will learn that he’s flip-flopped on all the big issues, and will abandon him.

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