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Cal Jillson, Political Science, Trump’s rise hurts Rubio, Carson, but helps Jeb Bush

The Hill

Originally Posted: July 29, 2015

Donald Trump’s explosive rise in the polls has come at the expense of every other GOP presidential candidate except for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker — who arguably have been helped by the businessman’s rise.

The media storm surrounding Trump is starving other candidates of oxygen — including major contenders such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has seen his polling numbers plummet 3.2 percentage points since Trump’s entry. READ MORE