Poll: Trump still leads among Republicans despite anti-Muslim remarks

[Morphine Prince 109,645]

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump held onto his commanding lead in the Republican race for the White House after his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States was condemned worldwide, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, the first national survey conducted entirely after the billionaire's remarks.

Trump led the pack of candidates seeking the Republican Party's nomination in the 2016 election with 35 percent of support from Republican voters, the opinion poll released on Friday found, the same lead he held before Monday, when he said Muslim immigrants, students and other travelers should be barred from entering the country.

Most Republican voters said they were not bothered by his remarks, though many said the comments could still hurt Trump's chances of becoming president. Twenty-nine percent of Republicans, who will pick the party's nominee for the November 2016 election, said they found Trump's remarks offensive against 64 percent who did not.

Source: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0TU2ME20151211?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter

[Mobster 14,604]

I can't think of anything Trump could say at this point to turn the Republican idiots against him... (except for "i support gay marriage", that is )

[lego 44,165]

Well it shouldn't be "despite", it's more like "thanks to those remarks"...they all think the same as him, but they are too afraid to say it. It makes them look good, they are not "as extreme".

One of them said "we'd only take proven Christian refugees", it's basically the same thing.

[LebaneseDude 6,146]

Trump is empowering the racists and getting them out of their holes.

When the heads of the Nazi and White Supremacist groups endorse you, you know you're a douchebag.

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

64% of those polled said his remarks weren't offensive?? New England must be in a bubble, cuz i don't know many people around here that would agree with that.

[Duella Dvil 11,552]

I will be the one to rise to the occasion and assasinate this freak if nominared (not really gonna kill trump im to lazy no WP necessary)