Posted on 12/14/2015 12:16:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Taking a deeper dive into that very important Iowa poll…. Senator Ted Cruz is now leading in two very critical blocs of voters there -- evangelical conservatives at 45 percent and tea party conservatives at 39. Cruz -- even though he's now being attacked by Trump -- is playing smart politics by not hitting back. That will no doubt add to Cruz's favorability ratings -- where he is already high at 73 percent, up 12 points from October.
But here is the most stunning stat. Cruz's 21 point jump in this new Iowa poll since October is huge --- because -- according to Iowa Poll records -- no one else has made such an impressive leap in five caucus cycles.
Mitt Romney's 8-point move from 16 percent to 24 percent in the final poll before the vote in 2012 is the biggest gain other than the one we are seeing right now for Cruz....
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Secretariat. At Churchill Downs.
I’m telling ya...
Very smart politics. Cruz will play rope-a-dope with Trump for now, then respond at a time of his choosing.
Cruz is the most capable player in the game.
The media is pumping him. He is the flavor of the week before the next debate. The pattern is obvious.
Not sure what that means but you are entitled.
Thanks.
Meaningless.
Whoever wins Iowa doesn’t necessarily win the GOP nomination.
Oh wait...
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