Insults fly at Trump as poll finds he's still clear GOP leader

A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll confirms an emerging trend in the 2016 race for the White House: The leading candidates on the GOP ticket aren't your traditional politicians.

Real estate mogul Donald Trump is still leading the pack with 33 percent of Republican support while retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is close behind with 20 percent. The two have never before held public office.

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Carson recently sidestepped a confrontation with Trump that all started when he appeared to question Trump's faith.

The GOP frontrunner fired back at a rally in Iowa, saying Carson didn't have the "energy" to be president.

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Carson insisted Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that his comment wasn't an attack on Trump, blaming the media instead.

"They love to have a gladiator scene," he said.

But a slew of other candidates have begun blasting Trump with increasingly more negative attacks.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called Trump "a narcissist and an egomaniac."

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's campaign posted a video criticizing his policies and calling him out as a closet liberal.

Carly Fiorina who said that Donald is just an "entertainer."

"Leadership is now about how big your office is, it's not about how big your airplane, your helicopter or your ego is," she said.

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Rand Paul hinted that the attacks are likely to get even more brutal by Wednesday's debate.

"I think I was a little too easy on Donald Trump last time," Paul told Politico.

Donald says he's aware of the growing target on his back and isn't worried about the next GOP debate scheduled for Wednesday.