HOW BIG CAN TRUMP'S LEAD GET? If you thought former President Donald Trump's lead over the Republican field in national polls could not get any bigger — you thought wrong. The three most recent major polls, conducted in the last 10 days, show Trump with a lead of 47, 48, and 50 points, respectively. In the RealClearPolitics average of all polls, his lead is 43.9 points — higher than it has ever been.
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Trump Republicans also feel more strongly about gun rights: 89% said gun rights are extremely or very important, while 68% of non-Trump Republicans said so. Eighty-nine percent of Trump Republicans said the Justice Department being used for political purposes is a serious problem, versus 64% of non-Trump Republicans. And finally, there's a huge difference in the way Trump and non-Trump Republicans see the 2020 election.