Has there ever been a candidate with Trump's poll numbers that faded?

[Fuzzy Bear]

Trump may be overtaken as the field narrows, but he won't "fade".  He may be stopped at the convention; the GOP Establishment probably will have the ability to do this, although it would come at the price of the GOP airing their dirty linen in a way not seen at a major party convention since 1976, or even 1968.  Trump and his supporters will make the opposition win ugly.

Who are these silly people saying Trump will "fade"?  What fiction do these people believe in that causes them to believe that folks are just lying to pollsters, or need to see ever so much more before they come to their senses and abandon Trump?  Do they have pictures of Trump with Jared Fogle (the disgraced Subway pitchman) at a computer or Pee Wee Herman at an arcade?  Really, given the endurance of Trump's numbers through all of his verbal bombshells, wouldn't it take something as awful and bizzare for folks to lose their taste for Trump?

All of Trump's enemies are at least 3 months behind the curve.  Think about that and how the race has gone so far.  Trump's smarter than his enemies, and he's made them all look foolish.  He won't win because of the fact that this matter is decided at a convention.  But he won't fade.

[Fuzzy Bear]

All of Trump's enemies are at least 3 months behind the curve.  Think about that and how the race has gone so far.  Trump's smarter than his enemies, and he's made them all look foolish.  He won't win because of the fact that this matter is decided at a convention.  But he won't fade.

Yup, this sums up the situation quite nicely. Trump is keenly aware that he needs to tread lightly for the next few months, and I don't see any chance of his stumbling anytime soon. It promises to be a very interesting convention...

A better question to ask is how it will look when the GOP will look when Trump goes into the convention with the most votes and delegates, but all stops are pulled out to deny him the nomination.  What would THAT look like, and what would be the aftershock?