Just the driveby minion's hope.
"Help us, Trumpi-wan! You're our only hope."
Posted on 12/18/2015 1:48:25 PM PST by VinL
Florida Republican Primary voters continue to be fake as hell. They're letting the men they elected at one point to serve as our senator and governor linger in polls of their home state. In the first poll of Florida Republicans taking since this week's debate, it turns out that our state's GOP voters still have a thing for ol' Helmet Hair but now have a growing fondness for Texas-brand Rubio, Ted Cruz.
The survey, conducted by Opinion Savvy and sponsored by the Jacksonville Times-Union and Fox 13 Tampa Bay, called up 555 registered Republicans in Florida on Wednesday.
Here's the breakdown:
Donald Trump: 29.7 percent Ted Cruz: 20.4 percent Marco Rubio: 15 percent Jeb Bush: 12.5 percent Ben Carson: 7.7 percent Chris Christie: 6.1 percent Carly Fiorina: 2.7 percent Rand Paul: 2.6 percent John Kasich: 0.9 percent Rick Santorum: 0.1 percent George Pataki: 0.1 percent
(Literally just one person each said they'd vote for Santorum or Pataki.)
ust 2.2 percent said they remained undecided.
Trump continues to do well with his whackadoo rhetoric in Florida.
48.3 percent of Florida Republicans say they "strongly approve" of his call to temporarily ban all Muslims who are not residents from entering the United States. 24.2 percent say they "somewhat approve." Just 23.3 percent say they strongly or somewhat disapprove.
Cruz has surged in Florida in the past month. In the last Opinion Savvy Poll, taken on November 11, he was sitting at just 12 percent. His surge appears to be at the expense of Ben Carson (who is down from 22 percent in November). There's also waning enthusiasm in the state for our own Senator Marco Rubio. He was at 18 percent in the November poll.
Jeb Bush is actually doing a bit better since November. Back then he was at 11 percent.
Cruz is also now leading Hispanic Republicans in the state at 22.1 percent. Though Rubio isn't far away at 21.0 percent. Donald Trump, despite his anti-Mexican rhetoric, polls at 20.8 percent among Hispanics. Bush, who used to have a lock on the state's Hispanic Republican population, is now at 15. 9 percent.
Interestingly, Rubio has the biggest gender gap when it comes to his supporters. 19.6 percent of female Republicans in Florida support Rubio. Just 10.2 percent of men do.
In an odd question, the poll also asked Florida's Democrats who they'd like to see as the GOP nominee.
37.3 percent say they want Trump — perhaps because he seems to be the easiest to beat. 18.5 percent say they want Bush, perhaps because he seems the most palpable to Democrats out of the lot.
So why is Cruz surging? Well, 25.8 percent of those who watched the debate claimed he won. That's compared to Trump at 23.8 percent.
Meanwhile, 30.8 said Bush lost the debate. He was followed by Kasich; 13.5 percent said he lost the debate.
Cruz surging is the new liberal equivalent of “It’s a quagmire” only this time saying it aint gonna make it so. Go Trump Go.
Sweet hoosiermama - here is the posted link.
Those same establishment folk were pretty sure they could take Trump out, too.
And how, pray tell, would they take Cruz out? There's not a hint of impropriety. He is not purporting to be anybody other than who he is. There is no hidden agenda. There's nothing to attack him on.
They didn’t know how many Democrats would vote for Reagan.
How many Democrats will vote for Cruz? Zero?
Just the driveby minion's hope.
"Help us, Trumpi-wan! You're our only hope."
Yes,this. Unfortunately ,too many here can’t or refuse to understand this concept.Its all about party vs party, or conservative vs liberal.
None so blind as those who refuse to see. It runs rampant here.
-— There’s nothing to attack him on. -—
He called the liar, McConnell, a liar, which is something a maniac would do.
Also, he steals candy from little children.
So not nearly as many women "still loved him" as the media has spun the myth to be, yet actually has people still convinced Clinton was "popular" when most voters plainly and simply rejected him. Hillary's the same -- she is loathed even in her own party, but the MSM has media consumers convinced that she's popular with, well, everybody but you, dear media consumer.
Sounds about right to me.
If Cruz wins Iowa (essentially tied with Trump now) and has a strong showing in NH (tied for 2nd in the most recent Boston Herald poll), he’ll go into the SEC primary on March 1st with great momentum...the state poll numbers will change dramatically!
The strategy will be for Cruz to rope in evangelicals (which is a no brainer, isn’t it?) by painting Trump as a heathen.
They’re lucky you answered their call.....
Cruz is also now leading Hispanic Republicans in the state at 22.1 percent.
I love this, Cruz leading Rubio and Jeb with Hispanic voters. Only 8% Hispanic in the poll.
Little wonder the boy is attacking Ted.
Trump I think had 37% unfavorables, might be wrong.
Precious
Well that’s another thing....they never get a realistic number they poll.....and it’s there’s no way anyone can determine if their numbers are as they say....it’s just part of the same circus being played for entertainment.....while the Candidates do the heavy lifting working the ground and speaking to the people about where they stand.
GO TRUMP GO!!!
The thing about Trump V. Hillary, is that he actually knows her, isn't lawyerly when debating and the rest of them all are. He is unafraid of everyone and WILL just keep tearing her new ones, until she explodes.
Just getting in the weeds with Hillary won't work.
Debating with her ( which she doesn't really do ) won't work at all !
Great post!
realclear still has Cruz plus one on average.
Love Cruz ahead of FL boys.
A long time to go yet.
Cruz seems the only one gaining steam.
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