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<\/a>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally and picnic, Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/p><\/div>\n
A new poll\u00a0 of likely GOP voters in New Hampshire shows Donald Trump doubling his lead over Jeb Bush at 24 percent to 12 percent, respectively, according to the latest\u00a0Monmouth University poll.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The other candidates are trailing Trump and Bush, according to the poll:<\/p>\n John Kasich: 7 percent The pollsters noted that when second choices are noted, Trump takes votes away from nearly all his opponents. Those who fair the worst are Cruz, Christie and Walker.<\/p>\n \u201cThe controversy over comments about John McCain\u2019s war service do not appear to have slowed NH Poll: Trump Doubles Lead Over Jeb, Biggest of GOP Race By Newsmax Wires A new poll\u00a0 of likely GOP voters in New Hampshire shows Donald Trump doubling his lead over Jeb Bush at 24 percent to 12 percent, respectively, … Continue reading
\nScott Walker: 7 percent
\nMarco Rubio: 6 percent
\nBen Carson: 5 percent
\nRand Paul: 5 percent
\nChris Christie: 4 percent
\nCarly Fiorina: 3 percent
\nTed Cruz: 3 percent<\/p>\n
\nthe Trump steamroller,\u201d said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ. The poll is the first after Trump made the July 18 comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"