support, followed by ted cruz and rubio at 17% and 16%. this poll also found that 68% of trump supporters would still back him if he ran as an independent. trump noted, too, tweeting about the poll, but the republican front-runner signed a pledge to the republican party back in september. jeb bush responded, quote, maybe donald negotiate a deal with his buddy hillary clinton. continuing this path will put her in the white house. he also refused to say he would support trump as the nominee last night. are you going to be able to support donald trump if he s the republican nominee at this point? chuck, he s not going to be the nominee. he s not a serious candidate. he s an entertainer. to make his proposals out there just to basically these are dog whistle proposals to prey on people s fears, and consume the news. it s not a serious campaign. well, then, it doesn t sound like you can support him if he s the nominee. why not say it? because it s not going to happen. he s not goi