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SALT LAKE CITY — He's on an island and his fellow Republican presidential hopefuls wish he would back away from his run at the presidency. But real estate mogul Donald Trump continues to rise in the polls despite his brazen rhetoric.
In a new CNN/ORC Poll released Sunday, Trump leads all Republican hopefuls with 18 percent of polled Republicans. The poll is the first national telephone poll since Trump criticized Sen. John McCain's military service where he said McCain was only a war hero "because he got captured."
Despite his attack on McCain and his controversial immigration stance, Trump continues to find favor in the Republican Party. Since the last CNN/ORC Poll conducted in late-June, Trump's support has increased by six points, while other Republican hopefuls remained relatively unchanged.
The poll found that behind their support of Trump, Republicans continue to see former Florida governor Jeb Bush as a viable contender for the party's nomination with 15 percent support. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker rounds out third with 10 percent of polled Republicans.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton remains the overall favorite with a 44 percent favorability rating among all registered voters. Trump and Bush come in tied for second with 34 percent favorability.
Clinton remains the clear favorite among Democratic voters with 56 percent of the vote, with Bernie Sanders the next closest Democratic candidate at 19 percent of the vote.
The poll found, however, that 52 percent of Americans said the race was still "wide open" and that it was too early to say who they would vote for come next year.
A similar poll conducted by NBC/Marist found Walker to be the favorite among Iowa Republicans with 19 percent of the vote, but Trump the favorite among New Hampshire Republicans with 21 percent of the vote. Clinton, too, remained strong in the NBC/Marist Poll with 49 percent of the vote in Iowa and 42 percent in New Hampshire.
2016 Republican Presidential Nomination
| Poll | Date | Spread | Bush | Walker | Carson | Rubio | Huckabee | Paul | Trump | Cruz | Perry | Christie | Santorum | Fiorina | Kasich | Jindal | Graham |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC/Marist (Iowa) | 7/26 | Walker +2 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| NBC/Marist (NH) | 7/26 | Trump +7 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason-Dixon (Florida) | 7/24 | Bush +12 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| PPP (D) | 7/23 | Trump +2 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
