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FOX Poll: Ted Cruz Still On Top in Iowa Over Donald Trump
Fox News ^ | 1/9/16 | Jeff Halpern

Posted on 01/08/2016 4:11:12 PM PST by VinL

Donald Trump is still the top pick for Republicans nationwide, but in Iowa, the billionaire is playing catch up.

More than a third of Republicans nationwide tell a FOX News survey they support Donald Trump's bid for the nomination, but that 35% figure is actually down from last month. Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio follow at 20 and 13%.

Trump dominates the field in New Hampshire as well, leading with 33%. Rubio is second, but well behind at 15%.

But in Iowa, it's Cruz still in control. The Texas Senator led Trump in last month's poll and has increased his lead 27-23, and is the top choice among self described very conservative caucus goers and white Evangelicals.

(Excerpt) Read more at radio.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Iowa; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016polls; americanunionheidi; canadian; cruz; cruz4attorneygeneral; election2016; elections; ia2016; immigration; ineligible; newyork; polls; trump; trumpwasright
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To: LS

I think it will be close to a statistical dead heat. Just my opinion. Cruz inherited Carson’s IOWA support to a large degree.

But, it is true what they say about Iowa...it’s the ground game, because they have to get these people out for a number of hours. It’s not as easy as going to vote.

They have 23 days remaining to motivate their support. Santorum is proof that ground game is very important.


21 posted on 01/08/2016 5:04:00 PM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: GeaugaRepublican

Party rules have changed slightly this cycle. The top vote getters in Iowa will be guaranteed at least some delegate votes this time.

A lot of people don’t understand that the Iowa caucuses were always just neighborhood meetings for mundane party business; electing officers and offering platform planks and ideas for raising money. The informal presidential preference poll was just to add interest to the boredom.

Obviously, the MSM and political junkies going full retard have made it much different than was intended.


22 posted on 01/08/2016 5:04:32 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: GeaugaRepublican
Trump and Cruz will have to stand together come Cleveland

Sadly, it seems we need either Trump or Cruz to have a commanding lead in delegates in order to avoid RNC convention nonsense.

23 posted on 01/08/2016 5:04:34 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Trump & Cruz - Together, a Better America!)
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To: JSDude1

And I wouldn’t count on that. No pub other than a sitting president has won both IA and NH since sometime before 1976. And Trump has double digit leads in every early primary.

Still, wishful thinking is free. Have fun.


24 posted on 01/08/2016 5:04:35 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

All of the March 15 primaries are winner take all, and Trump has double digit leads in them all. The GOPe designed that to wrap things up quickly. It will work, but not for their candidate.


25 posted on 01/08/2016 5:06:59 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: Hugin

Thanks for the reality check (lol).


26 posted on 01/08/2016 5:07:30 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

Rush Limbaugh compared sissy Trump’s attempt to disqualify Cruz as analogous to Anita Hill’s attack on Clarence Thomas- in the sense it was a desperate and treacherous effort to besmirch Thomas.

Cowardly Donald had long ago come out and said that Cruz had no eligibility problem —’lawyer’s have checked it out, he’s fine’ -— but three weeks out of Iowa, Trump’s losing-— so he attacks with what he knows to be a lie.

Anita Trump.


27 posted on 01/08/2016 5:07:40 PM PST by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
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To: Hugin

Iowa didn’t start the presidential preference straw vote until 1972 with Democrats. GOP started in 1976.


28 posted on 01/08/2016 5:08:11 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: The Iceman Cometh
It's insults like that that lead to ugly posts between Trump & Cruz supporters.

He starts every Cruz or Trump thread with the same childish insults and name calling, and later pretends to be above it all and appalled by Trump. It's baby troll behavior and serves no one or nothing, least of all his alleged candidate.
29 posted on 01/08/2016 5:08:41 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: Hugin

Just like your wishful thinking that Iowa is pretty much worthless. Got news for your and your bad logic #1 winning in Iowa is helpful to a campaign no matter how much you insist it isn’t and #2 just because in the past the winner in Iowa hasn’t won the Presidency in the last couple cycles doesn’t mean it ~can’t~ happen. Doesn’t mean the winner will, either, but it sure can’t hurt and will help.


30 posted on 01/08/2016 5:10:57 PM PST by JSDude1
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To: VinL
Anita Trump.

Actually, you-need-a pacifier.
31 posted on 01/08/2016 5:11:53 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: Gator113

Not a math guy Gator- and I don’t put much credence in the polls. Guess it means it could be Cruz 31 - Trump 19. Don’t know.

What I do read is that some insiders say that Cruz has the best organization in Iowa that some of these folks have ever seen-— so, I believe he dominates merely because he’s more organized.


32 posted on 01/08/2016 5:13:38 PM PST by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
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To: JSDude1

The last two non-incumbent Presidents began by winning the Iowa caucuses. The GOP has indeed ignored Iowa and instead offered up losers in the last two elections.


33 posted on 01/08/2016 5:17:00 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: VinL

I really don’t get you posters who are incessant about posting pro/anti Trump Cruz articles.

You all better face the fact that one of the two are going to run against Hillary, and one of those two are going to either win or lose against her.

WTF, wake up, this is about what is best for this Country, stop being such juvenile pawns of the establishment and start using your heads like we all claim CONSERVATIVES do.


34 posted on 01/08/2016 5:19:50 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of Socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: conservativejoy; Isara; All

Meant to direct this to you, not meaning to leave other applicable posters out


35 posted on 01/08/2016 5:22:36 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of Socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: ripnbang

On my mobile, can’t post easily. but NH1 poll: TRUMP 32, Bush 12, Kasich 12, Christie 11, Rubio 10, Cruz 10, Fiorina 5.


36 posted on 01/08/2016 5:34:01 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

“Sadly, it seems we need either Trump or Cruz to have a commanding lead in delegates in order to avoid RNC convention nonsense.”

Sadly true.

If they agree to be a team, ie Trump/Cruz ticket, would Cruz’s delegates follow the ticket?


37 posted on 01/08/2016 5:39:51 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: Hugin

“All of the March 15 primaries are winner take all, and Trump has double digit leads in them all. The GOPe designed that to wrap things up quickly. It will work, but not for their candidate.”

Thanks for that info. Are the primaries before March 15 proportional then?

Hilarious how this will backfire on the GOPe.


38 posted on 01/08/2016 5:43:43 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: CottonBall
Trump/Cruz ticket, would Cruz’s delegates follow the ticket?

Well, it's the first vote at the convention that matters. From my understanding, the delegates get released to vote however they want (or are directed) if the first ballot does not yield a winner.

Trump or Cruz could end up getting screwed by the GOPe.

If that happens.....it's game on.

39 posted on 01/08/2016 5:44:27 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Trump & Cruz - Together, a Better America!)
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To: VinL

Roger that. Appreciate the reply.


40 posted on 01/08/2016 5:46:08 PM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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