Poll: Trump dominating Republican presidential contest
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In an ABC News/Washington Post poll on Republican presidential contenders released Monday afternoon, Donald Trump came out on top with 24 percent of the vote, compared to Gov. Scott Walker's (R-Wis.) 13 percent. The poll shows Trump's support has increased sixfold since late May.
Pollsters interviewed 1,002 adults Thursday through Sunday, but most of the responses were recorded before Trump questioned Saturday whether Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) should be considered a war hero.
Behind Walker in the poll were Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, and Rand Paul.
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
