<p>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has jumped substantially among GOP voters in New Hampshire, up 24 points to a total of 35% of the primary voters according to Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling.  ;</p>
<p>Coming in second is Ohio governor John Kasich with 11% followed by former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina with 10%.</p>
<p>According to Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling &#8220;This is by far the best we&#8217;ve found Donald Trump doing anywhere during his entire surge.  ;If anything he just seems to be getting stronger as the campaign rolls on.&#8221; ;</p>
<p>In one on one matchups, Trump led against Carson, Walker, Rubio and Bush by anywhere from 8 to 23 point, and had a favorable rating with 56% of the voters.</p>
<p><strong>Authors note:</strong> Many of the so-called &#8220;experts&#8221; have predicted Trump has topped out, that his one quarter to one-third of the GOP voters are his maximum. They say he is so well known, voters have made their decision to like him or not, those that don&#8217;t will support any other candidate and to the eventual non-Trump winner as the field whittles down.</p>
<p>I disagree with those experts.  ;Yes, Trump is exceedingly well known, but his team is expert at building and improving brands. The change is not a matter of recognition, its a matter of how people perceive him as a candidate and for better or worse, this is evolving.</p>
<p>Its still very early in the election cycle and Trump could still burn out.  ;But 35% is enough to win New Hampshire.  ;</p>
<p>If Trump can keep his messages and ideas fresh, it&#8217;s his race to lose. On the other hand, we are already finding his feud with Megyn Kelly to be tedious, and he has to be careful since B list journalists will start to come after him for sport.  ;Too many of these might will reduce his stature as possible President, and open the door for less confrontational candidates like Carly Fiorina or Jeb Bush.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Jeb Bush has not really started spending money yet, he is running a savvy race and should not be counted out.</p>
<p>Chart below is a not from Public Policy Polling but shows Trumps commanding lead on a national basis.</p>
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