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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As he should. He’ll have my vote and my contributions.
Countdown to some birther claiming he’s “not eligible” in 3...2...1...
Oh wait were his parents citizens?
Dump all Senate Rhinos who voted for cloture on Obamacare and betrayed the American people!
Go Ted! Go!
RINO does not resignate and is too friendly
Call em Fraudulant Republicans
YES!!!!
Ya know, he is just SO out of touch with what Americans want, lol... ;)
Thank You Lord, for sending us a Statesman.
Tatt
Fine with me.
Ted Cruz 2016!
Moronic post of the day!!
Works for me... CRUZ 2016 !!!
Love it! Is Ted photoshopped in, or is that for real?
I do believe Jim promised to start zotting idiot birthers who infest Cruz threads.
LOL!!! I just saved that to my screen saver carousel, with today’s date.
Thanks FRiend, for a much needed day brightener.
Please Lord, give this man strength to serve Your will.
Tatt
I notice his foot is not on the desk
I honestly didn’t know until just now about his birth situation. I plead ignorance!
Well, that didn’t take long.
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