Posted on 12/13/2015 9:03:53 PM PST by Isara
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A poll of 400 likely Republican voters for Des Monies Register and Bloomberg Politics found Cruz riding high on 31 per cent support compared to Trump on 21 and Carson.....
The results, released on Saturday night, represent a huge 21 per cent jump in support for Cruz when compared to the same poll two months ago, an unprecedented rise in recent election cycles.
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The Des Monies poll comes just days after Cruz was endorsed by 'kingmaker' Robert Vander Plaats, who commands the confidence of a swathe of evangelical voters in Iowa.
Plaats, who endorsed eventual Iowa caucus winner Rick Santorum in 2012, gave his back to Cruz on Thursday, calling him the 'extraordinary leader that we need for these extraordinary times'.
The poll was carried out between December 7 and 10, so it is likely that Cruz could have seen support jump even further since then.
Cruz's campaign has also not been financing the race in Iowa as well as battles in other states, according to CNN, meaning there is potential to open up his lead even further.
The poll was also carried out in the wake of Trump's controversial comments on Muslims being banned from entering the U.S.
While voters were not asked what they thought of these remarks, it is possible that the ensuing backlash from Democrats and GOP politicians alike could have played into people's decision.
The latest results come two days after another poll, for Monmouth University, also found that Cruz had leapfrogged Donald Trump in Iowa, attracting 24 per cent of votes to Trump's 19 per cent.
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Cruz will have to be careful, however, as Trump tends to viciously take down any opponents who approach him in the polls - dispatching Bush early on as 'boring' and then painting Ben Carson as 'pathologically' violent after he confessed to fighting as a youngster.
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B.S. poll from a paper that said Trump shouldn’t run when he first announced.
But Cruz is the only other acceptable candidate. Happy to see them finish 1 /2 .
Same poll that has Carson ahead of Trump and where is he now. Bad Karma.
Cruz uses psychological data to manipulate supporters:
Two polls
Six days
Trump fell 12 points and Cruz gained 11?
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“The poll was carried out between December 7 and 10, so it is likely that Cruz could have seen support jump even further since then.”
= ;’)
Miraculous!
I don’t know. I had to drive through Iowa just before Thanksgiving and then back trough just after. I generally listen to AM as I drive and there were at least two Cruz commercials every break, it was total saturation. And this was both ways. Someone is sure spending a lot of money.
“Cruz’s campaign has also not been financing the race in Iowa as well as battles in other states, according to CNN, meaning there is potential to open up his lead even further.”
More inconvenient truth for those who believe Cruz speaks the truth no matter the consequences.
And there are some cows in Iowa. So there ya go...
Most folks have never considered that.
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Maybe they think Cruz easier to beat than Trump.
I’m so sick of these people having orgasmic reactions to any poll where anyone leads Trump. It was all Carson all the time when he led in Iowa, same with Carly though she never even got close, etc. But that’s the only news out there right now, an Iowa poll, so sad.
May God’s Love continue embracing the Cruz family, especially their precious daughters, Caroline and Catherine, and continue giving Ted Cruz peace and wisdom!
Bigger miracle than “Brother Dominic” and his Xerox Photocopier.
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