trump goes birther....tops cnn poll

[spanone]

Trump on top in new survey, but will any poll leaders actually run?

Carrie Dann writes:Another national presidential horserace poll now shows a surge by Donald Trump, with the real estate mogul tied for first with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee among Republicans surveyed.

According to the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, Trump and Huckabee are the first choice of 19 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin coming in at third with 12 percent.

But the one trait those three top-runners – making up exactly 50% of the first choice candidates of those polled - have in common? They all seem much less likely than other GOP competitors to actually mount a run for president.

While Trump could certainly deploy his news-cycle monopolizing publicity if he decided to run, the requirement that candidates publish a lengthy financial disclosure statement could preclude the business magnate from participating in the race.


http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/12/6458176-trump-on-top-in-new-survey-but-will-any-poll-leaders-actually-run

cnn poll....http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/04/12/rel6c.pdf

cnn poll based on 385 republicans....

[walldude]

1. Trump, Bachmann, Palin, Gingrich

I cannot think of a group of less qualified people to be the President of the United States.

The fact that these are the FRONT RUNNERS confirms my belief that we are totally fucked. The whole thing is going to have to collapse before something changes.

[spanone]

2. it amazes me that any of them can be taken seriously for one nanosecond

[chelsea0011]

3. As soon as he announces, blonds will be coming out of the woodwork

[spanone]

4. i don't think he will...bet his finances are as crooked as a politician

[Bucky]

5. Meh, flash in the pan. He's the Joe Lieberman of the Republican Party.

His brief seconds of popularity is all about name ID name ID, and of course the eternal Republican fascination with pain-free, no-cost magic bullet solutions to fix the economy. When its over with, he won't have any delegates or power to speak of. He's a distraction. He'll cash up form this deal, no matter how this runs out, plus he gets his ego fed every time a report asks him "Oh Your Swirliness, how can we mortals fix our economy? Give us thy wisdom!"