Donald Trump Hits All-Time High in New National GOP Presidential Poll

Donald Trump is still the front-runner, by far, heading into Tuesday’s final GOP debate of 2015.
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Donald Trump is still the front-runner, by far, heading into Tuesday’s final GOP debate of 2015. Trump garnering 41 percent of the vote according to a poll released Monday from Monmouth University. No candidate even comes close. But Texas Senator Ted Cruz is in second place with 14 percent, followed by Senator Marco Rubio at 10 percent and Ben Carson, whose numbers have been fading, has 9 percent. Governor Chris Christie made it to the main stage this time around, after slipping to the undercard debate last month. Though Governors Huckabee and Pataki and Senators Graham and Pataki will be featured on the earlier stage amid low poll numbers. TheStreet's live coverage of the debate starts at 8pm Eastern on Tuesday. Scott Gamm reports from New York.