Posted on 09/27/2013 10:14:31 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
Fresh off his 21-hour filibuster against Obamacare funding, a new poll shows that Sen. Ted Cruz has leapfrogged past his potential rivals for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and that GOP primary voters trust him more than their party leaders on Capitol Hill.
The Public Policy Polling survey found that 20 percent of those surveyed supported Mr. Cruz, Texas Republican, while 17 percent supposed Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, 14 percent supported New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and 11 percent supported former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
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“Ted Cruz this week established himself as the grassroots hero of the Republican party,” said Dean Debnam, president of PPP. “The party has more faith in him than their more official leaders like Mitch McConnell and John Boehner.”
Mr. Cruz has climbed eight percentage points in the poll since July - thanks in large part to strong support from people who identified themselves as “very conservative” and who support a government shutdown by a 75 percent to 10 percent margin.
The poll also found that Mr. Cruz is more trusted then Mr. McConnell, the Senate minority leader, Mr. Boehner, the speaker of the House, and Sen. John McCain, the party’s 2008 presidential nominee. “Our numbers also suggest that Cruz is now viewed more broadly as the leader of the Republican Party,” the poll analysis said. “He now has more credibility with the GOP base than the folks who have been leading the party for years.”
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I’m sure it’s photo-shopped, but I love it!
I like the look of that picture.
Now THAT is a nice picture. Gives me hope.
Thank you.
Good!
God bless Senator Cruz.
Cruz 2016!!!
This should be a no-brainer.
Let’s pray we can make it come true in 2016!
God bless and keep you and Senator Cruz!
Absolutely!!
Can you imagine the piled up crow on the plates of some republicans if Ted C is the republican nominee.
go Ted
He has my support, but it is a long way to the primary.
“I notice his foot is not on the desk,”
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No. Ted Cruz has class...unlike the current occupant of the White House.
Note in the photo of Crus in the “Oval Room”, he doesn’t have his feet on our desk either, unlike odumbo. Definitely “presidential”.
He will be attacked just like Palin was and hopefully, he will shut the entire bunch down, pick Palin as his running mate and win the Whitehouse hands down. American’s are sick and tired of the demodummies and the rino’s and it’s time to send them packing.
They hate him just as Reagan was hated. He shines the light on the roaches.
The Establishment will run Cristie to continue the streak.
Pray America is Waking Up
He’s got my vote!
It might go better for them if Obamacare is done away with.
This cannot be. I just read this morning that the Tea party was weak and getting weaker.
How can Cruz the Tea party hero be gaining in a poll.
Those old RINO’s netter WTFU or they will be standing outside listening in.
Conservatives have had enough.
Indeed. BTW, wha happen’d on the other thread? I just finished typing up one of my too long winded replies, and found myself locked out : /
Tatt
He’s got my vote!
And it's a safe bet there isn't (and never will be) a bimbo under the desk.
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