Polls: Cruz Would Fare 5 Points Better Versus Clinton Than Trump Would

Weekly Standard ^ | February 12, 2016 | JEFFREY H. ANDERSON

[ObozoMustGo2012]

Ah, the Weekly Sub-Standard...

Because if it comes from them, it must be true. Right???

/sarc

[mlizzy]

This is absolutely hysterical; Ted Cruz has a great ad team.

[RedWhiteBlue]

It’s because of Trump’s behavior. His rhetoric is alienating the supporters of the other Republican candidates and his supporters are following his example in this regard.

[pgkdan]

More bullshit from the establishment republicans. Lies, lies and more lies.

[miss marmelstein]

My voting history is excellent unlike all the Cruz supporters who vow to stay home if Trump wins the nomination. But voices are important to me - and these two are the very, very worst. Even Bob Woodward recently expressed dislike at Clinton’s voice. Cruz’s voice is like a nasal buzz saw in my ear.

[SmokingJoe]

True. But then Cruz is actually going flat out to win South Carolina including spending whatever he needs to win. Cruz will win it.

[miss marmelstein]

Oh dear. Those accents in Fargo! Of course, I suppose lots of people hate the New York accent - so maybe it’s whose ox is gored. But Trump’s voice, at least, is low-pitched, unlike Cruz. His upper notes can only be heard by dogs.

[KansasGirl]

I’m talking about the fact that many if the GOP primary voters not supporting Trump NEVER WILL. Cruz does not have that problem.

[Carry_Okie]

Per the MSM plan.

[ripnbang]

A general election poll within only IA and SC completed is pure speculation. There’s no point even discussing it until it is clear who the nominees are. Both Trump and Cruz have their work cut out for them to survive the GOPe onslaught that’s about to happen...

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

And this is after a years-long demonization campaign by the media.

More exposure to Cruz' actual words can only help Cruz among those not currently supporting him.

[ripnbang]

For Pastor-in-Chief?

[Mr. K]

Thanks for the great advice, liberal media! We know you have our best interests in mind, always.

We should sure dump Trump now! They said so.

Nevermind the stadiums full of people turning out to see him, and the half-empty rooms hitLIARy has.

[pollywog]

I’ve had that SAME feel. Rubio is definitely not my number one but a CRUZ/RUBIO combo would be good.

[ShivaFan]

Cruz would get massacred in the general, this is a bunch of hooey this 5 points. This is like those saying at the start of all this, that Trump will never get to even the first state. Trump is going to win, and win the general.

[RU88]

Let's just pose a hypothetical question. What if Trump does in fact win the nomination? Would you vote for him over Hillary or the “Bern” or would you sit this one out in protest? The reason I ask this should be fairly obvious. That attitude got us 8 long miserable years of Obama. We, at this point, don't have the luxury of sitting on our hands any longer. Liberalism/Socialism in all it's forms must be defeated. It is a pox on our society. It's time we all wake up to that stark realization and support whomever the nominee is that will oppose it.

[Solson]

Except for the new polls released today that show Cruz DOWN 36-19 in the so-called Bible Belt.

[riverdawg]

“It will after Cruz beats Trump in state after state through the Bible Belt!”

I’m no Trump fanboy, but Trump is 15-20% ahead of Cruz in the South Carolina polls. Is South Carolina no longer in the Bible Belt?

[The Iceman Cometh]

Cruz has this in the bag. There’s no way the face of God could lose an election. /sarc

[Boardwalk]

Trump will spend too. I’m not convinced of a Cruz win in SC. The polls are also on Trump’s side. Keep an eye on Cruz though, he could try to cheat his way to victory.