Posted on 02/22/2016 12:34:47 PM PST by justlittleoleme
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is the top pick of Utah voters in the GOP presidential race but is closely followed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, according to a new poll released Monday.
The national front-runner for the Republican nomination, business mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump, trails behind Cruz, Rubio and "don't know" in the UtahPolicy.com poll.
The poll comes the same day as Trump supporters in Utah were scheduled to announce the formation of the Trump for President–Utah organization in a news conference on the steps of the state Capitol.
Trump backers in the Legislature announced Monday were Senate Majority Leader Ralph Okerlund, R-Monroe; Senate Majority Whip Stuart Adams, R-Layton; Sen. David Hinkins, R-Orangeville; and Sen. Kevin Van Tassell, R-Vernal.
Utah's Trump organization will be headed by Ret. U.S. Air Force Gen. Robert Oaks, who said Trump "knows that a strong America is the best defense from terror and groups that would tear down our country."
The UtahPolicy.com poll found that 18 percent of Utahns would choose Cruz if the GOP nomination election were held today; 17 percent, Rubio; 15 percent said they didn't know who they'd vote for; and 13 percent like Trump.
The poll was conducted Feb. 10-15 of 625 Utahns by Dan Jones & Associates and has a margin of error of plus or minus just under 4 percent.
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Weren’t you the one pushing the poll that claimed Cruz was going to beat Trump in SC?
I wouldn’t expect Trump to do well in Mormon country. (Romney, Beck, etc.)
Error of plus or minus 4%!!! In other words, the poll is useless since all choices are within 4% of one another.
18-17-15-13 is awfully close.
Sanders is popular merely because he isn't Hillary Clinton.
Where is the other 37%? I only see 63% accounted for. Kasich and Carson must be there but they have to be less than the others. Still leaves a lot
Republicans Only: Rubio 24. Cruz 22. Trump 18. Carson 9. Bush (WD) 9. Kasich 4. Other 2. Undecided 11.
Don’t really look good for Cruz in Utah. Trump practically wins most everywhere. Cruz needs the state way more than Trump.
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