A new WSJ/NBC News poll finds Donald Trump has jumped to the front of Republicans’ 2016 presidential candidate field nationally, holding that position even after a spate of incendiary comments by the real-estate magnate about Mexican migrants, other GOP candidates and party leaders.
The poll found that 19% of Republican primary voters picked Trump as their first choice, followed by 15% for Scott Walker, 14% for Jeb Bush and 10% for Ben Carson.
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