When the Frontrunner holds more support than the next three candidates combined you have reached the inevitability threshold !
Everything about this CNN poll (full pdf below), and the internals showing Donald Trump as most favored/best candidate on every issue, is terrific for Team Trump. This poll, in combination with the Reuters poll, also shows how false the agenda-driven Quinnipiac Poll was earlier in the week.
In addition to absolute dominance by candidate Trump, is the aspect of Jeb Bush dropping to seventh place. If other national polls affirm a similar position for Bush, he could be dropped from the main-stage debate and replaced by Rand Paul.

[…] Trump’s standing in the race for the nomination is bolstered by widely held trust that he can best handle the top issues facing the nation. Trump holds massive advantages over the rest of the field as the candidate best able to handle the: ♦ economy (57% Trump, his next closest competitors are Cruz at 8%, Rubio at 7%, Carson at 6% and Bush at 5%), ♦ illegal immigration (55% trust Trump, followed by Cruz at 15%, Rubio at 10%), and ♦ ISIS (47% prefer Trump, 21% Cruz, 7% Bush and 6% Christie).
Here’s the historical trend for this specific poll: (more…)






