Hot Air Poll: Cruz Still Cruisin'

Hot Air ^ | May 12, 2015 | Daniel Doherty

[SoConPubbie]

Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) were essentially tied in Hot Air’s recurrent survey last month — although the latter had a slight edge. Roughly three weeks later, however, that same dynamic still holds true. Both Republican hopefuls are garnering roughly one-third of the vote each (with Ted Cruz faring a little bit better):

As Patrick Ishmael notes, the sample size has almost doubled since April. Simply put, 2946 Hot Air readers participated in Hot Air’s primary survey this week, up from 1782 last month. Despite the larger sample size, however, the poll finds Cruz and Walker are still by far the most appealing candidates in the race — and the early favorites, too. But there are also three other notable developments: Carly Fiorina, who has been tearing it up lately, is still polling fairly weakly, though she has roughly tripled her polling numbers in less than a month. Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) support levels, meanwhile, are moving in the wrong direction. While he earned 6.3 percent of all votes cast in April, today his numbers have slipped to just 5 percent. If he hopes to stay competitive — and relevant — I suspect he’s going to need to convince more engaged conservatives that he’s, well, conservative, especially on issues like national security and foreign policy. Finally, Former Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee, who hoped to gain some momentum after his widely anticipated campaign announcement last week, is still polling at a paltry...0.6 percent. This is a trend he must reverse if he harbors any serious hopes of winning the nomination.

Otherwise, his campaign will never get off the ground.

[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

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    CRUZ or LOSE!

[JRandomFreeper]

I know who I want to vote for, and who I WILL vote for.

The same guy I send money to...

Cruz or lose.

/johnny

[conservativejoy]

Good News! Thanks!

[rrrod]

The huckster, Carson, Santorum and paul will take away from Cruz...not a good sign.

[2ndDivisionVet]

After the Halperin Latinogate and the endorsements that Cruz is getting, I think that’s less likely.

[SoConPubbie]

The huckster, Carson, Santorum and paul will take away from Cruz...not a good sign.

Less likely since both Huckabee and Paul, in their own ways, are sabotaging their own campaigns either by their current actions/words or their own past histories.

[rrrod]

Just takes a few vote to win in the primaries...we need more RINOs running LOL.

The huckster has a lot of good folks fooled. And the Paul followers remind me of the Church of Scientology........

[stars & stripes forever]

I believe this celebration calls for some TED CRUZ photos!

[RobbyS]

Paradoxically, Halperin has done Cruz a favor. 1) he showed that Cruz is NOT an ethnic politician, and 2) that he knows how to swat flies.

[JRandomFreeper]

They won't take much. There isn't much to take.

The big prize is the base.

/johnny

[MrB]

Cruz/Walker 2016!

[2ndDivisionVet]

When you’ve won that many cases, including those at the Supreme Court, you’re a world-class fly swatter. I guess Halperin wasn’t smart enough to figure that out.

[o2bfree]

Afraid I can’t vote for Ted.

Ted’s support for increasing H1b is a deal breaker. Every increase in H1b immigration lowers salaries in the tech industry.

[conservativejoy]

I think it depends on how many are willing to throw away their votes. Carson, Santorum, Paul and Huckster are going nowhere.

[cripplecreek]

While I don’t trust Saul Anuzis as far as I can throw him, he is as big a player you can get in Michigan.

He gave a local radio interview this morning about joining team Cruz.

http://p.cmlsdet.com/player/?feed=50&id=15110

[conservativejoy]

“the Paul followers remind me of the Church of Scientology”. Never thought of it that way, but you may be on to something.

[onedoug]

The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on adoption of S.Con.Res.16, stating the policy of the U.S. regarding the release of U.S. citizens in Iran. Final passage was 90-0.

Not voting...

Booker (D-NJ) Cruz (R-TX) Graham (R-SC) Kirk (R-IL) Rubio (R-FL) Sanders (I-VT) Sullivan (R-AK) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wyden (D-OR)

What are their flimsy excuses this time?

[JRandomFreeper]

You probably weren't going to vote for him anyway.

Doesn't matter, I'll vote for Cruz and send him real money. That's good enough.

Most people realize that legal immigration is different from illegal immigration, and understand where that fight belongs, considering how few votes legal immigration effects.

/johnny

[stanne]

Just in case anyone takes you silly post seriously, these visas are not unconstitutional AND the run for the presidency, the presidency itself, and the government, are not any part of a corporation. Their business is to uphold the constitution, not to provide jobs nor economic health