Trump, who has a major lead in the latest Republican primary polls, has made no apologies for his position and has promised that he’ll keep speaking out about it, signaling his belief that the calls are resonating with voters.
“Look there’s a problem. I bring it up. Other people have called me and say, ‘You have guts to bring it up because frankly, it’s true but nobody wants to get involved,”
he told CBS’s John Dickerson. “Now people are getting involved. People that are on different persuasions than me right now, John, are saying, ‘you know, maybe Trump isn’t wrong. We want to examine it.”
Clinton predicted Trump’s rhetoric would be used in terrorist videos, and last week a video released by the group Al-Shabaab featured Trump’s call for a temporary stop on Muslims entering the United States.
But national security has become a more important issue to voters in the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino terror attacks, and it’s possible Trump’s approach could benefit him in the general election.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll in late November found that 83 percent of registered voters say they believe a large-scale terrorist attack was imminent in the U.S.
“Middle America is terrified of terrorism and would err on the side of strength rather than 'Are we going to offend people?’
said Tobe Berkovitz, a professor of communications at Boston University who specializes in political communication.
“People are increasingly more worried of stopping that person than offending that person.”
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