The Quinnipiac University national poll released this morning seems to answer, for now at least, the question of whether businessman Donald Trump can maintain his strong position in the polls despite recent inflammatory comments:

Donald Trump surges, Jeb Bush slumps in new national poll

Donald Trump leads the GOP presidential field by a significant margin, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released Thursday….

Fully 20 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters said they would vote for Trump if the primary were …