Posted on 12/14/2015 11:52:53 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
UPDATE:
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, has overtaken businessman Donald Trump with seven weeks remaining before the Iowa caucuses, according to the latest Loras College Poll, the results of which were released today.
Cruz topped Trump, 29.7 percent to 23.4, as the first-choice candidate among the 499 likely Republican caucus participants surveyed Dec. 7-10.
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Florida Senator Marco Rubio were the only other candidates with double-digit support as a first choice — Carson at 10.8 percent and Rubio at 10.6.
Conservative Iowa Congressman Steve King and noted Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats endorsed Cruz recently....
(Excerpt) Read more at thonline.com ...
Go Cruz GO!
We already know that Cruz is leading in Iowa. The question is who’s leading NATIONALLY?
And more importantly, among the GOP leaders, who matches up BEST against Hillary.
IBTT
There is no national primary.
There is no national primary.
LMAO.
GO CRUZ GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The 3rd poll showing Cruz leading in Iowa!
lol
cracks me up. 499 people deciding for us all.
While losing big time in the rest of the states!
The question is who’s leading NATIONALLY?
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That may not be settled until the Convention and the backroom deals are completed.
RE: There is no national primary.
But isn’t the national poll a good indicator of how the primaries will go IN GENERAL?
Actually, who is leading nationally really is irrelevant at this point. Because the primaries take place over a period of several months, the standing in national polls will change dramatically as the first primaries take place. As some candidates surge, other drop out and other factors come into play, those number will change from week to week. So while looking at any polls is not predictive of what will happen in the future, national polls at this point are really pretty useless other than for entertainment value.
Don’t know Loras’ history but it sounds about right.
Hey...
“I want a new poll
One that does what it should
One that won’t make me feel too bad
One that won’t make me feel too good
I want a new poll
One with no doubt
One that won’t make me talk too much
Or make my face break out...”
The only poll that counts is held on election day....the rest is just propaganda.
Polls are tight.
Work.
No. Rarely have the national polls this far out from the primaries been even remotely accurate in predicting the eventual outcome.
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