Posted on 10/15/2015 5:57:40 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The FOX national poll also asked the first/second choice question, but did not provide direct tabs of the share of Trump backers who chose Cruz, et al, as their second choice. It did, however, do the next best thing: it gave the entire GOP race standings if Trump were out. Trump polled 26 percent in the overall standings and Cruz polled 8 percent. Without Trump, Cruz rose to 11 percent, a three point gain. Three divided by 26 is about 11 1/2 percent, nearly identical to the thirteen percent from the other two polls.
This might seem to be too low given that Cruz is actively courting Trump and his backers. But the PPP poll suggests that effort is not yet paying off. Cruz’s name ID among Trump backers is only 47 percent positive, 37 percent negative. He still has a lot of selling to do before Trumpets think “Ted Cruz” when their thoughts stray from His Hairness.
Now, there are plenty of scenarios in which I can imagine Cruz will do well with current Trump supporters. If Cruz breaks through in Iowa and Bush recovers to win New Hampshire, for example, he could pick up loads of Trump supporters in an ensuing one-on-one. Or if Ben Carson, who currently is the Trump backers’ favorite second choice, fades, perhaps the junior Senator from Texas will gain those voters love.
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Always remember that Fox is no longer a Conservative network, it is an organ of the GOPe.
Cruz isn’t my 2nd choice after trump.
He’s my first choice but Trump will probably win the primary so I’ll vote for him rather than the liar commie or the commie.
True.
PPP found that the second choice for Trump supporters is Carson and the second choice for Carson supporters is Trump.
At this point in the campaign, my only problem with Carson, is OBAMA. The only problem I have with Cruz is OBAMA.
There are just too many similarities between them.
That is just nonsense. There are NO similarities between Obama and either Carson or Cruz or Trump
Depends on Trump...if he leaves the race and then endorses Cruz, the numbers will go higher.
I believe it.
I think most people who are currently a bit uncomfortable with Trump are parked temporarily with Carson, which is why Carsons numbers are so high.
I think Trump is in the driver’s seat at this point. It is his election to lose. However Trump still has work to do.
To many people he still is not trust worthy or Presidential. Trump is very smart to not go after either Cruz or Carlson. Their supporters are people he will need down the road.
Trump should keep doing what he is doing. Drive the GOPe candidates out of the race, keep showing himself trustworthy and Presidential. That Jeb plant really helped Trump. He publicly and proudly stood up to the “war on Women” attack lie and said “I am pro-life”.
The more people get to know Trump the better he does. He started out with a 60% “I will never vote for him” in June 2015. In the latest Fox poll Trump is down to 18% “I will never vote for him”
I have never seen a candidate turn around negative poll numbers as fast as Trump has.
Yep.
It’s Trump and Carson who would swap voters...not Trump and Cruz.
Interesting.
“The only problem I have with Cruz is OBAMA.
There are just too many similarities between them.”
I don’t know what you’ve been smoking But I gotta try some of that.
The nightmare scenario would be if Trump and Carson teamed up. That would ensure a sweep of every state, if current poll numbers hold into the primaries.
Previous thread here.
Yeah. I don’t see “glaring” similarities between Obama and Carson, Cruz, or Trump either.
That’s funny. What I hear here is that Cruz is their first choice... ahead of DJT.
I can’t support Cruz because he is part of the Cheap Labor Wing of the GOP.
That is an intellectually indefensible position. Please try and defend it.
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