Posted on 04/04/2015 10:41:17 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Ted Cruz, starting at nearly nothing at the polls, has surged to second place, at 13%, just above Scott Walker, at 12%, and behind Jeb Bush, at 20%.
A big part of the surge undoubtedly was caused by the press attention Cruz received when he announced for president. But he also received a lot of negative press, with many, many articles by the liberal media and Republican establishment types saying he is too "extreme" to be elected. I think a lot of his rise is attributable to his taking very specific stands on the issues. If you follow the link above to the Rightscoop, you'll see him in South Carolina talking about the need to abolish the IRS and fire all 90,000 of its employees. No other candidate talks about that. He also says we have to abolish "every word" of Obamacare. When he talks in absolutes like that, it may sound "extreme" to some, but to me, it merely sounds specific. I know what he stands for.
Jeb Bush is first, of course, because he has enormous name recognition. A certain percentage of those polled might even confuse him with his brother or father. It's soft support. Scott Walker was displaced in second place (admittedly by only 1%), perhaps because of his changes of heart on immigration and/or his confused stance on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act....
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Ping.
When he talks in absolutes like that, it may sound “extreme” to some, but to me, it merely sounds specific. I know what he stands for.
That’s what we need !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Ted Go !!!
Jeb is first? FIRST? WHAT?
Barring some major element .. I have a lot more confidence in salvaging some of America today than I did last week
Unite behind Ted Cruz!
Say what you do
Do what you say
Document it.
Agreed! Jeb has a low ceiling. Ted does not. Most of Jeb’s supporters have no idea what an internationalist capitulator he is.
If you came up with that, KUDOS! Very impressive slogan!
Ted has a Moral Compass
It Works..and Hes not Ashamed to Use It !
Ted’s utter authenticity must be a fearful thing to so many
Yes I did.
I’ve got more.
Good one
As the left and MSN are doing their best to paint this honorable man in a bad light....research, check, and double check their misinformation...put the correct information on FR or in your newspaper.
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Barry Goldwater
That’s right, Jeb Bush does have name recognition. So does Terri Schiavo.
“and behind Jeb Bush, at 20%”
And that is all you need to know that this poll is Lies and propaganda. Jeb Bush does not have that many people who like him. Virtually no one on any side wants him elected as president.
The reason for the propaganda is that if they can get an unelectable candidate to be the finalist with the GOP then they can run almost any democratic candidate and win.
I’m looking forward to Cruz re-hiring all the Patriot officers zero fired, and using them to drain the swamps of leftists in all four branches.
:-)
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