Josh Hafner

USA TODAY

Some (used to?) believe that Donald Trump's dominance of the Republican presidential race would eventually be upended by a classically establishment Republican — a Jeb Bush or a Chris Christie, perhaps

Of course, that's not come to pass, and a new Quinnipiac Poll conducted in recent days suggests Trump himself may be slowly sucking up the support of moderate Republicans as other candidates drop out of the race.

The Fix took a look at today's poll, noting that a rise in support for Trump from 28% in December to 39% in February roughly equates to the 12 percent of support collectively held in December by Christie, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum — all of whom have since dropped out of the race.

Did Trump drink their milkshakes? Did he drink them up?

Marco Rubio and John Kasich, two establishment-leaning candidates, also collectively rose 11 points in that time.

But among moderates, Trump's support rose from 28% to 44% — more than twice that of Rubio or Kasich in the February poll.

It's one poll, it's still early, and the electorate in 2016 has proven unpredictable. But the Republican field has not shifted dramatically after mid-February in any primary since 2004, as the Fix points out.

(Related: Donald Trump really does love milkshakes.)

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[h/t WaPo]