John McCormick, Bloomberg Politics, December 9, 2015:<\/p>\n
Almost two-thirds of likely 2016 Republican primary voters favor Donald Trump\u2019s call to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S., while more than a third say it makes them more likely to vote for him.<\/p>\n
Those are some of the findings from a Bloomberg Politics\/Purple Strategies PulsePoll, an online survey conducted Tuesday, that shows support at 37 percent among all likely general-election voters for the controversial proposal put forward by the Republican front-runner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe these numbers are made up of some people who are truly expressing religious bigotry and others who are fearful about terrorism and are willing to do anything they think might make us safer,\u201d Doug Usher, who runs polling for Washington-based Purple Strategies, said in his analysis of the findings. \u201cThis indicates that, despite some conventional wisdom expressed in the last 48 hours, this is unlikely to hurt Trump at least in the primary campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n
Support for Trump\u2019s proposal remains virtually unchanged even after voters are told both sides of the argument. {snip}<\/p>\n
When voters were provided with this additional information, support for the proposal remains essentially unchanged, with 64 percent of likely Republican primary voters saying they favor the idea. That includes 52 percent who say they strongly support the proposal.<\/p>\n
After being told about the idea, 37 percent of likely Republican primary voters say it makes them more likely to support the billionaire real estate mogul, while 16 percent say less and 46 percent say it has no impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
John McCormick, Bloomberg Politics, December 9, 2015: Almost two-thirds of likely 2016 Republican primary voters favor Donald Trump\u2019s call to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S., while more than a third say it makes them more likely to vote … Continue reading