July 15, 2015 -  The surge in Donald Trump campaign button sales is now matched by Trump's poll numbers as he now has vaulted to the top of the GOP 2016 presidential field.

Trump has the support of 17% of those polled followed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in second place with 14%. Bush acknowledged the new political reality of Trump as a frontrunner by going on the attack against him at a campaign  stop in Iowa.

Bush said "whether it is Donald Trump or Barack Obama , their rhetoric of divisiveness is wrong. A Republican will never win by striking fear in people's hearts."

In third place in the poll was Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with 8%, followed by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 6% and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida with 5%.

The next tier of candidates finds Dr. Ben Carson, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee,  and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky all knotted up at 4% each.

Further back in the pack is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with 3%. Christie's ninth place finish means he is likely to be  included in the first GOP presidential debate scheduled for early August in Cleveland, Ohio.

Rounding out the bottom of the poll are the following candidates who polled at just 1% of support: former Texas Governor Rich Perry, former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, former CEO Carly Florina, Louisianan Governor Bobby Jindal, Ohio Governor John Kasich and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

Unknown if the poll measured the strength of former New York Governor George Pataki who also in running for the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination.