Just How Weak Are The GOP Candidates?

This weak: a NBC/WSJ poll on the GOP 2012 nomination finds Donald Trump tied for second. Allahpundit is slightly befuddled:

I already wrote the “surprisingly strong showing by Trump!” post yesterday vis-a-vis New Hampshire so I’m not sure what’s left to say about this. It’s a national poll this time but the key elements are all the same. He does especially well among tea partiers, which may be due to his Birtherism, his name recognition, and/or his “Beltway outsider” status. And he leads everyone except Romney, which is as strong a signal as the base can send that they’re not real thrilled with their choices thus far.

Imagine a nominee who is a full-fledged birther. Then think of the Independent vote.