Posted on 07/26/2016 1:47:23 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Ted Cruz’s failure to endorse rival Donald Trump for president at last week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio has apparently caused his favorability rating among GOP voters to collapse, according to a national survey and an Ohio poll.
An NBC News/Survey Monkey nationwide poll released Tuesday and a PPP survey of Ohio Republicans released Monday confirms the shocking collapse in Cruz’ favorability rating among Republican voters following the convention seen in a CNN/ORC poll released Monday.
“Cruz’s move, however, appears to have backfired. While 60% of Republican voters had a positive impression of the former presidential candidate before the convention, just 33% have one now.”
“Ted Cruz, who scored a strong round of boos when he declined to endorse Trump in his speech to the RNC, was not viewed kindly by Republicans voters. Though Cruz finished second in the GOP primary race, just 28 percent of members of his own party now view him favorably; 68 percent now view him unfavorably. Clearly, his performance at the GOP convention was not received well by his party.”
“The biggest loser from the convention is Ted Cruz though. He has an 18/65 favorability rating with Ohio voters, making him by far and away the least popular figure in our poll. Even among Republicans he’s at just 23/61. We asked GOP voters who they would support in a hypothetical primary contest between Trump and Cruz, and Trump wins out 61-19.”
Ping.
And I unsubscribed from his email list (that’s gotta sting)
He embarrassed himself and others who supported him in the primary.
A year ago I would have been happy with either Trump or Cruz.
What a difference a year makes.
I appreciate his refusal to be bullied by the GOP.
Hey Teddie, you reap what you sow...enjoy obscurity.
He would’ve been better off staying home and feigning an illness.
The only poll numbers that matter are those from Texas. 2018 is coming Ted. Is your resume in order?
This ain't brain surgery as Ben Carson once said.
It was amazing to watch someone commit political suicide in prime time.
I supported him in the primary but then went on to dig a little deeper into his background & didn’t like what I found esp. about his long-term relationship with the Bushes.
Also, his father didn’t help either-he was always in a blather about something or other and “Dominionism” doesn’t work for me. see wiki on that one.
More Texan obtrusiveness! What’s with you people?
Ted who?
ready for 2020 then, eh?
Yeah, he turned out to be retarded. It happens. Never trust a representative to truly represent you.
Sometimes goes by the name "Moses." ;)
I never supported Ted because I never vote for Canadians who are not eligible to hold the office of President of the United States.
But he stood by his principles - whatever they may be. That photo of him getting off AF1 with the criminals was the final straw.
Goodbye Ted, you did it to yourself.
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