Why is Donald Trump surging in early polls?
Trump's name recognition and high visibility may be the reason for his meteoric rise in national and state polls.
It's the early election surprise no one saw coming: in poll after poll, Donald Trump is surging.
The latest, a CNN/ORC national poll out Wednesday, has Mr. Trump in second place among Republicans, behind former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, one of only two Republicans with double-digit support.
The poll echoes similar polls by Fox News, Suffolk University, and Quinnipiac University, all showing Trump in second place either nationally or in select early primary states like New Hampshire and Iowa. ...