A few weeks ago, as Donald Trump seemed to be meeting resistance at about 25 percent in the national polls, I argued that he had already peaked. But I was wrong. He’s since zoomed beyond 25 percent, and is at about 30 percent in an average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolitics.

What’s interesting is that that Trump’s rise isn’t coming at the expense of other candidates who have never held elective office. During the same time Trump has risen in polls, neurosurgeon Ben Carson has also surged, and now commands about 18 percent of the vote and climbing (and now claims the second spot in the Washington Examiner‘s presidential power rankings).

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