![]() ![]() As 2015 comes to a close, Trump has led all but two national surveys since July, when he first seized control of the GOP race. Trump is averaging 35.1% support in the past eight Republican primary surveys, according to Real Clear Politics. Four months later, Trump is the choice of 47% of voters as the candidate who can best handle ISIS, compared with 21% for Cruz and 7% for Bush.In August, 32% of GOP voters thought Trump would handle the group best, compared with 16% for Bush. The terrorist group's attack in Paris, and the subsequent attack linked to the organization in San Bernardino, California, has pushed foreign policy and national security up on the list of priorities. ![]() Fifty-five percent of Republican voters trust Trump most on the issue. But in June, 18% of GOP voters thought Bush actually was best to handle the issue, compared with 14% for Trump. This has always been a strong point for Trump with Republican voters going back to the early weeks of his campaign, when he proposed building a wall along the US-Mexico border.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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