Despite - or maybe because of - the controversies swirling around him,
Donald Trump continues to hold the loyalties of about 1 in 5 Republican
voters, according to two new polls that show him still in the top
position in the field of GOP presidential hopefuls.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday afternoon showed Trump with 24%
of the GOP vote -- the same level he had before Thursday's first
Republican debate. That's roughly the same level of support Trump got in
an online poll for NBC conducted by Survey Monkey, the Internet survey
company.

In the Reuters poll, Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, came in
second, at 12%, down several points from his standing before the debate.
The other candidates in the 17-person GOP field were all at 8 points or
less.

*Bush fared more poorly in the NBC poll, holding support in the single
digits.*

Polls that follow quickly after an event such as a debate often prove
evanescent, so Trump's standing could well change as more organizations
take the temperature of potential voters. The data so far indicate that
he is holding onto his supporters but also that he has not picked up any
additional support.

The Reuters poll showed Hillary Rodham Clinton, the likely Democratic
nominee, beating Trump or any of the potential GOP candidates, all by
roughly the same margins, something other recent surveys have shown.

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SNERK

At this point, I'm not sure Jeb Bush could convince Jeb Bush to vote for
Jeb Bush.