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Ted Cruz wins presidential straw poll at Republican Leadership Conference
CNN's Political Ticker ^ | May 31, 2014 | Conor Finnegan

Posted on 05/31/2014 5:31:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has won another straw poll, boosting his national profile and elevating his name among potential 2016 presidential contenders.

The firebrand freshman senator and tea party favorite was among a handful of 2016 hopefuls speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans this week.

Cruz finished in first place in the annual conference's presidential straw poll at 30.33%. Dr. Ben Carson, a Fox News commentator and conservative activist, finished in second with 29.38% while Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, was third with 10.43%.

Fox News host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Texas Governor Rick Perry rounded out the top five, at 5.06% and 4.90%, respectively....

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Arkansas; Texas; Issues; Parties; Polls; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016gopprimary; 2016strawpolls; arkansas; bencarson; cruz; cruz2016; gop; mikehuckabee; neworleans; polls; randpaul; rickperry; tedcruz; texas
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is great news.


41 posted on 05/31/2014 7:34:02 PM PDT by lonestar67 (I remember when unemployment was 4.7 percent / Cruz 2016)
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To: Din Maker

You’re right. We’d better import a few more million. What could it hurt?


42 posted on 05/31/2014 7:35:48 PM PDT by equalator
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To: RedMDer
B T T T ! ! ! ©


Looks like we're going into June.

:(


43 posted on 05/31/2014 7:42:31 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: onyx

Yep we are. Dag it.


44 posted on 05/31/2014 7:49:12 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That’s OK — the RINOs will just have to trash him harder so when he’s nominated, he’s in a weakened position.


45 posted on 05/31/2014 8:37:05 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good I stand with Ted


46 posted on 05/31/2014 9:15:03 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: equalator

you are a complete dolt


47 posted on 05/31/2014 9:15:46 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: faucetman
only THIRD!

Carson is a contender.

48 posted on 05/31/2014 10:32:17 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: equalator

Your view is distorted.


49 posted on 05/31/2014 10:45:47 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Mike Darancette

Carson has stated his idea for health care reform includes having everyone carry their medical record around in the form of a microchip implanted in their skin.


50 posted on 05/31/2014 10:48:30 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: navyblue

Latino is not a race. They come in all races and colors.
Ditto with Jews.
Ditto with Americans (North and South)
Ditto with France, UK, Spain, Italy
Ditto with Autralia
Ditto with India

Only major country with 99% one race is China.
China is so homogeneous, there are only about 100 surnames in a country of 1500 million.


51 posted on 05/31/2014 11:14:37 PM PDT by entropy12 (Harry Reid will not allow debate on any good bills passed by House. GOP needs 51 senators in 2014!)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Carson and Paul did not speak at the conference. Only Cruz did. So Carson’s running so close to Cruz is remarkable.


52 posted on 05/31/2014 11:16:36 PM PDT by entropy12 (Harry Reid will not allow debate on any good bills passed by House. GOP needs 51 senators in 2014!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; killermosquito; tpmintx; TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig; Caipirabob; Clump; ColdOne; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!
53 posted on 05/31/2014 11:21:20 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: equalator

“...the Republicans are going to save us?...
...No, they are the same guys who are bussing in illegals by the trainload and working on comprehensive paths to coming out of the shadows for the dreaming undocumented or whatever. You know who could save us? Freaking Genghis Khan. If he were running for office, I’d vote for him....”
********************************************************************

Ah ha, I checked your FR user registration date (April 1, 2013) and now realize you’re just being an April Fool’s joke or perhaps a Debbie Downer.

Anyhow, I’m sticking with Ted Cruz.


54 posted on 05/31/2014 11:37:48 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: equalator
You guys may bash me over the head, but I’m going to say it anyway... When Obama got elected, I said we would never have another White president again, and the next president would likely be President Gonzalez— and I was almost right!!! Just got the name wrong. Commence the flogging.

I hope you are right, at least for the next election cycle.

55 posted on 06/01/2014 3:32:06 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Here is some more polling to brighten your day.

http://www.harperpolling.com/polls/mississippi-republican-primary-poll-cochran-leads-by-23-


56 posted on 06/01/2014 4:53:45 AM PDT by billhilly (Its OK, the left hated Bush.)
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To: equalator

LOL. It is ridiculous indeed to assert that you can predict anything at all about the future - and even more ridiculous that with such confidence you assert something like the names of all future presidents.

pffffttt.....


57 posted on 06/01/2014 5:09:09 AM PDT by Principled (Obama: Unblemished by success.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Cruz finished in first place in the annual conference's presidential straw poll at 30.33%. Dr. Ben Carson, a Fox News commentator and conservative activist, finished in second with 29.38%

Note to self. Republican Leadership Conference knows what the hell's going on.

Expect the media to ignore this poll. I'm surprised that CNN published this.

58 posted on 06/01/2014 5:11:17 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Finny
It's actually a pretty interesting evolution of language being an impediment to communication...

Don't you think that said language is being used as a tool to conflate language and race - and make race a bigger issue?

59 posted on 06/01/2014 5:12:02 AM PDT by Principled (Obama: Unblemished by success.)
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To: Principled

We went from having over 200 years of Presidents with names like Carter, Ford, Bush and Jackson to “Barack Hussein Obama.” That is no small event. Presidents Camacho, Nguyen and Clickitat are next up in the bullpen. The democrats come out with— first woman, first whatever, and the repubs feel they have to compete to be fair.


60 posted on 06/01/2014 6:43:26 AM PDT by equalator
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