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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump Focus Group

    A New York Times/CBS News poll that came out this week finds Americans are more concerned about terrorist attacks than at any time since 9/11. And, among Republican voters, Trump is the beneficiary of these concerns. The latest national polls have him at about 30 percent, twice his nearest competitors: Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, and Marco Rubio.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 12, 2015 • 1 min read

    A New York Times/CBS News poll that came out this week finds Americans are more concerned about terrorist attacks than at any time since 9/11. And, among Republican voters, Trump is the beneficiary of these concerns. The latest national polls have him at about 30 percent, twice his nearest competitors: Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, and Marco Rubio. That has the Republican establishment concerned. The Washington Post reported today that some leading Republicans met to discuss the serious possibility of a brokered convention next July.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Trump and the GOP Convention, The Edge's Malibu Deal and the Triforium
    1. 0:00Trump Focus GroupYou’re reading this
    2. 9:45L.A. Foreclosures
    3. 17:19The Edge's Controversial Land Deal
    4. 23:47Friday Film: 'The Big Short,' 'Legend' and More
    5. 36:21The Comeback of L.A.'s Most Misunderstood Artwork: The Triforium
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