--- title: Donald Trump Has Double Jeb Bush's Support Post-Debate, Poll Finds description: Donald Trump maintained his lead over his GOP rivals even after the first Republican debate, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. canonical: https://time.com/3991306/donald-trump-poll-reuters-ipsos/ author: Jack Linshi article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-10T19:05:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:43:39.916Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Still Has Double Jeb Bush's Support og:description: After the first GOP debate og:url: https://time.com/3991306/donald-trump-poll-reuters-ipsos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44872720264380ea/69885e953c16395ce5459329/donald-trump-jeb-bush-poll-reuters-ipsos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3866 og:image:height: 2175 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Jeb Bush Poll Reuters/IPSOS og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Still Has Double Jeb Bush's Support twitter:description: After the first GOP debate twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44872720264380ea/69885e953c16395ce5459329/donald-trump-jeb-bush-poll-reuters-ipsos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Still Has Double Jeb Bush's Support > Sponsored content. 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Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Aug 10, 2015 7:05 PM UTC Real estate mogul Donald Trump remains atop the GOP primary field even after his [controversial remarks](http://time.com/3990598/donald-trump-women-voters/) at last week’s inaugural Republican debate, according to [a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday.](http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN0QF1WE20150810) Trump maintained the support of 24% of Republican primary voters, the same level of support the billionaire held prior to the Fox News debate. Trump’s closest rival, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, was backed by 12% of voters, down from 17% from before the debate. None of the other 15 candidates garnered over 8% of support, the poll said. The Reuters/Ipsos poll surveyed 278 self-identified Republicans between Thursday (after the debate) and Sunday, with a margin of error of 6.7%. ### See the 2016 Candidates' Campaign Launches  Sen. Ted Cruz kicked off his campaign for 2016 Republican presidential nomination at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. on March 23. Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul launched his bid for the Republican nomination at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville on April 7\. Supporters held signs with the slogan "Defeat the Washington Machine / Unleash the American Dream." Amy Harris—Corbis  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her campaign in a YouTube video posted April 12 that has been seen nearly 4.5 million times. One boy featured in the video boasted about playing a fish in a school play. Hillary For America  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio announced his campaign for the Republican nomination during a rally at the Freedom Tower in Miami on April 13\. He took a drink of water during the speech, a callback to his State of the Union response in 2013. Wilfredo Lee—AP  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his bid for the Democratic nomination across the street from the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2015\. The backdrop was unusual, since most candidates rail against Washington. Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson announced his bid for the Republican nomination at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts May 4, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The launch featured a gospel choir covering Eminem's "Lose Yourself." Bill Pugliano—Getty Images  Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced her campaign for the Republican nomination in a conference call on May 4, then went on "Good Morning America" to talk to George Stephanopoulos. Lou Rocco—Getty Images  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his campaign at a community college in his hometown of Hope, Ark., on May 5\. Singer Tony Orlando (right) performed. Left: Danny Johnston; Right: Matt Sullivan—Getty Images  Republican presidential candidate and former New York Governor George Pataki (C) greets supporters after formally announcing his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Exeter, N.H. on May 28, 2015. Dominick Reuter—Reuters  Former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee announces his candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination at George Mason University in Arlington, Va. on June 3, 2015. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Republican Senator Lindsey Graham announces his 2016 presidential candidacy in Central, S.C. on June 1, 2015. Erik S. Lesser—EPA  Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is joined by his wife Katie O'Malley (R) as he announces his intention to seek the Democratic presidential nomination during a speech at Federal Hill Park in Baltimore on May 30, 2015. Jim Bourg—Reuters  Former Texas governor Rick Perry announces his candidacy for Republican presidential nominee at an event held at Addison Airport in Addison, Texas on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Louis DeLuca—Dallas Morning News/Corbis  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush waves on stage as he announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination during an event at Miami-Dade College - Kendall Campus in Miami on June 15 , 2015. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  Donald Trump holds up his financial statement showing his net worth as he formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during an event at Trump Tower in New York City on June 16, 2015. Brendan McDermid—Reuters  Republican presidential candidate and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Kenner, La. on June 24, 2015. Jonathan Bachman—Reuters  Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during a kickoff rally at Livingston High School in Livingston, N.J. on June 30, 2015. Brendan McDermid—Reuters  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker greets supporters after announcing that he will seek the Republican nomination for president in Waukesha, Wis. on July 13, 2015 . Scott Olson—Getty Images  Ohio Governor John Kasich arrives on stage to formally announce his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during a kickoff rally in Columbus, Ohio on July 21, 2015. Aaron P. Bernstein—Reuters **Read next:** [_Why Women Should Thank Trump_](http://time.com/3990598/donald-trump-women-voters/) \[[_Reuters_](http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN0QF1WE20150810)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3991306/donald-trump-poll-reuters-ipsos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3991306/donald-trump-poll-reuters-ipsos/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Still Has Double Jeb Bush's Support","datePublished":"2015-08-10T19:05:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:43:39.916Z","description":"After the first GOP debate","url":"https://time.com/3991306/donald-trump-poll-reuters-ipsos/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election","jeb bush","Donald Trump","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44872720264380ea/69885e953c16395ce5459329/donald-trump-jeb-bush-poll-reuters-ipsos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44872720264380ea/69885e953c16395ce5459329/donald-trump-jeb-bush-poll-reuters-ipsos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump Jeb Bush Poll Reuters/IPSOS","caption":"Donald Trump Jeb Bush Poll Reuters/IPSOS","creditText":"Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3991306/donald-trump-poll-reuters-ipsos/","name":"Donald Trump Still Has Double Jeb Bush's Support"}}]}] ```