Posted on 02/26/2016 2:53:47 PM PST by justlittleoleme
- Texas will be the biggest delegate prize of the primary season so far. The Monmouth University Poll finds home state senator Ted Cruz with a solid lead in the Republican contest there as the GOP candidates prepare for tonight's debate in Houston.
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Ted Cruz currently has the support of 38% of likely GOP primary voters in his home state of Texas. Donald Trump (23%) and Marco Rubio (21%) are battling it out for second place. They are
trailed by Ben Carson (6%) and John Kasich (5%). Cruz has more support among men (44%) than women (33%), while Rubio has more support among women (24%) than men (18%). Trump draws
equally from male (22%) and female (23%) voters in the Lone Star State. Cruz claims 54% support among very conservative voters and 37% support among somewhat conservative voters. He has only 10% support among moderates, but this group comprises just one-fifth of likely GOP voters.
"Cruz looks to be well-positioned in Texas. The challenge for him is that a lot of other states are also on the slate for Super Tuesday," said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth
University Polling Institute. Texas allows early voting and 18% of those polled report having already cast their vote. Nearly half (44%) of these early voters checked Cruz's nameon their ballots.
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Cruz would maintain his double digit lead if the race was down to three candidates, earning 43% in a hypothetical match up against just Rubio (26%) and Trump (23%). He could potentially do even
better (49%) if the race was against just Trump (28%) and Kasich (15%).
(Excerpt) Read more at monmouth.edu ...
128th, Cruz will win One state post. maybe...
Is this a bump from Governor Abbott’s endorsement?
Fred Dicker: What is it going to mean for Donald Trump to have Bill de Blasio as [New York City] Mayor? "
Donald Trump: "He's a smart guy that knows what's going on really big league and I think he is not going to want to destroy New York."
(Voice Over: That was Donald Trump a little over two years ago, endorsing [Marxist] Bill de Blasio for New York Mayor)
Donald Trump: "I think pretty strongly that he'll end up being a good mayor, maybe a very good mayor."
(Voice Over: De Blasio ran on class warfare, sanctuary cities and ending stop and frisk. De Blasio's sided with looters and cop killers against the police, with teachers unions against schoolchildren and with PC liberals to let the homeless run wild on city streets)
Donald Trump: "I think he is going to want to make New York great. ..."
http://www.redstate.com/2016/01/19/trump-endorsed-bill-de-blasio/
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Meet the Press, 1999:
Russert asked Trump about gay marriage. Trump didn't want to comment on it, but said he has no problem with gays in the military.
He explained, "I've lived in New York City and Manhattan all my life, okay? So my views are a little bit different than if I lived in Iowa."
When Russert asked Trump about abortion, he said he's "pro-choice in every respect" and again cited his New York background, which he said has a "different attitude" from most of the country
Multiple postings of this poll. Stop abusing the sidebars. This is nit breaking news.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3401869/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3401866/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3401765/posts
Um, he’s already won one state. This will be the second.
Cruz will win a large share of Texas. Not enough to save him. I think you have to carry 4 states to keep your delegates at the convention. Cruz should have TX, UT, and AR. This will be VERY important: if he doesn’t win AR and UT, his delegates (I think) are released. If so, a large share would go to Trump. Rubes then has a problem: his best chance to win ANY state might be UT. So despite leading Cruz everywhere, does Rubes bow out of UT to keep Cruz in?
17 years ago. People learn and grow and change, although you probably have not.
yesterday’s poll already been posted by cruz-trolls a gazillion times in the last 24 hours.
here’s the tcp poll average which is a bit more balanced than a single poll:
Cruz will celebrate his victory in Texas by dropping out of the race and endorsing Marco Rubio.
If this is true, are people in Texas that stupid?
This is the same poll that was posted over and over again yesterday. It was conducted on Feb 22, 23, and 24, the day before the NV caucus, the day of the caucus, and the day after. Only the 24th was after Cruz’s poor showing in NV. Before we can have an idea of what is really going on in TX, we’ll have to see a poll taken on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That would take in to account the full impact of the NV caucus results, and the debate last night.
btw, you lied about the date of the article you posted. but then again, it’s what you paid cruz-trolls and your boss do best.
Trump just needs to keep Cruz under 50% and force proportional allocation of delegates and it’s over for Ted.
That’s pretty elite company, Cruz/Clinton.
Cruz is 3rd place everywhere else behind Rubio. Even if he win Texas, he won’t have enough delegates to win
You're right. If he can't break through 50% in Texas he's toast.
First of all, Trump's endorsement of communist Bill De Blasio for mayor of New York City was in 2012 or 2013. Second, he openly supported gays in the military (which I think he still does) AND [pp]"all forms of abortion", including partial birth, until he was SIXTY YEARS OLD.
Wow, Trump gets absolutely no voters from Kasich or Carson if they drop out. And only 5 of Rubio’s 21%.
Combover, meet ceiling.
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