Cruz dice
Posted on 05/03/2016 8:39:35 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Sen. Ted Cruz's standing among Republican voters has dropped sharply in the last couple of weeks, with more of the party's supporters now having a negative impression of him than a positive one for the first time in this campaign year, new data from Gallup show.
The decline comes at a crucial time for Cruz. Tuesday's primary in Indiana could be critical for his campaign as he tries to amass enough delegates to keep Donald Trump from gaining the majority needed to secure the Republican nomination. Recent polls have shown Cruz trailing Trump in the state.
Nationwide, until recently at least half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents had a positive view of Cruz, according to Gallup's polls. But that share began to shrink quickly in early April as Cruz emerged as Trump's final true rival for the nomination.
As of Gallup's most recent weekly survey, only 39% of the party's voters viewed Cruz favorably. The share viewing Cruz unfavorably has risen almost as fast as his favorable share has declined. Currently, 45% view him unfavorably.
By contrast, Trump's image among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents has improved, with 59% viewing him favorably and 35% having an unfavorable view. That returns Trump to the position he enjoyed in early February before attacks from his rivals and outside groups began to take a toll on his standing.
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The fact that he’s losing ugly probably has a lot to do with that.
I’m predictng Trump will get 60% plus in Indiana. Cruz made a really, really dumb move in picking Carly for VP.
Everything he’s done on this campaign is a dumb move. If he had any ethics, he would have practiced better judgement.
I want that to be true. But, as a person who lives 8 miles from Indiana, I can tell you that Hoosiers look, talk and act a lot more like Cruz than Trump.
He’s a creepy nerd. Would not stand out in the crowd in Indiana.
59% viewing him favorably”
wow
Being a messianic nitwit doesn’t help.
with regards to losing ugly....
perhaps Cruz should look to Reagan here.
Reagan NEVER lost ugly. He lost with dignity.
Of course, he didn’t really often lose. He sort of “lost” in 68, but not really. He just didn’t get far.
Then in 76...well..he fell short. But ask anyone who was there, at the convention, and they will tell you who really won. Then he worked hard for Ford.
Then he won his last two races (3, I guess, if you count the primary in 80), obviously, and with great dignity.
Reagan never lost ugly.
Cruz should emulate his betters a little more....
If Cruz does not step aside tonight he is going to become the most reviled politician in the US.
He won’t, he still has CA and Disney Land.
Anyone who attack Trump will see their polls number fall. Remains an axiom
Maybe she blackmailed him about why his PAC donated $500,000 to her campaign.
I have been told for years the most conservative candidate will be a winner. So far, that hasn’t happened since Reagan in 84. Whether it be primary or the general election.
That comment on RCP suggests that Trump’s remark about Cruz’s father was “troll bait” to get Ted Cruz to go berserk!
LOL! Cruz just used Carly’s term and described Donald Trump as a “serial philanderer.”
Trump mentioned cornflakes yesterday, maybe Cruz meant cereal.
LOL!
Sometimes seeing someone looking, talking, and acting like we do is so repulsive that it inspires us to change ourselves.
We don’t need another Elmer Gantry.
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