Reuters-Ipsos Poll Has a Virtual Tie at the Top Between Donald Trump and Jeb Bush for 2016 GOP Presidential Nomination

Not a serious candidate, eh …

According to the most current Reuters-Ipsos poll, Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are in a virtual tie for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Like him or not, Donald Trump has truly tapped into something that is not necessarily a Republican issue, its an American one. The issue with illegals in the United States has gotten to critical mass as they are not only taking jobs away from Americans, costing municipalities huge amounts of money in healthcare and education infrastructure, they are also committing crimes at an alarming rate. Many individuals who never thought Trump was a viable candidate have gravitated to him because he is not afraid to speak the truth when it comes to illegals and crimes in the United States. The more the establishment Republicans condemn Trump, the more The Donald gains in popularity. What the party-line GOP better start to understand is Americans are sick and tired of gutless politicians. Why Trump is surging in the polls is because he is not afraid to go off the PC speak script and say things where weak-kneed politicians fear to go.

VIDEO – CBS News

GOP presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump are locked in a virtual tie for the 2016 Republican nomination, according to a Reuters-Ipsos poll released Saturday.

It found that 16.1 percent of self-identified Republicans back Bush, the former governor of Florida.

Trump, a New York business mogul, chases Bush’s lead with 15.8 percent support.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came in third 9.5 percent of possible voters’ backing.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is next at 8.1 percent, followed by retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson at 7.2 percent.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker – widely expected to enter the 2016 field Monday – earned 5.8 percent.

UPDATE I: Trump on Jeb Bush: “I don’t see him as a factor”.

Trump, whose most recent poll numbers show him in a close race with Bush, knocked the GOP establishment frontrunner, saying “I don’t see [Bush] as a factor.”

“How can I be tied with Jeb Bush?” Trump said at a rally at the Phoenix, Arizona convention center. “He’s terrible. He’s weak on immigration. Sanctuary cities. Did you know that he had five of them in Florida when he was governor?”

“We have incompetent politicians — not only the president,” Trump told the crowd, which, according to his campaign, numbered in the thousands. “I mean, right here in your own state you have John McCain. I just hate to see when people don’t have common sense, don’t have an understanding of what’s going on. … Some people don’t get it and I don’t think they’ll be in office much longer.”