Donald Trump Pulls Away From GOP Rivals in New Poll — but the Numbers on Several Key Issues Might Be More Revealing

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has put even more distance between himself and his GOP rivals, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released on Tuesday.

Trump received support from 24 percent registered Republican voters, putting him 11 points ahead of his nearest competitor, Jeb Bush, who earned 13 percent in the poll.

Trump and Bush were followed by Ben Carson with 9 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at 8 percent, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) with six percent, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Carly Fiorina and Ohio Gov. John Kasich all received 5 percent and, finally, Mike Huckabee with 4 percent.

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