Posted on 01/15/2016 5:14:48 AM PST by GonzoII
A quarter of Republicans think White House hopeful Ted Cruz is disqualified to serve as U.S. president because he was born in Canada to an American mother, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.Republican voters nearly mirror independents and the broader electorate in their belief that Cruz cannot hold the White House, with 27 percent of all voters and 28 percent of independents responding he should be disqualified.
Cruz, a U.S. Senator from Texas who was born to a U.S. citizen mother and Cuban father in Calgary, Alberta, has brushed aside the attacks about his eligibility as pure politics. But the questions could hamper his ability to rally the broad Republican support he would need to win the party's nomination to run for the presidency in November's election.
Only 47 percent of all voters surveyed responded that they thought Cruz is qualified to be president with regard to his citizenship, with 26 percent saying they were not sure.
The poll was taken from Jan. 7 to Jan. 14, before questions about Cruz's eligibility became one of the most heated moments of Thursday night's Republican primary debate.
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This and "Ol' New York, New York" have probably finished Ted Cruz for this year. I believe firmly were he to get the nomination that this would have trailed him all the way to defeat in November. It's a painful fact for Cruzers I know, but one that should be admitted so we can get on with taking the White House in November. THE COUNTRY IS AT STAKE.
Yawn!
A qtr of the Republican voters would believe anything as long as it would get Cruz out of the race.
A silly poll.
One Quarter of your party doesn’t even think you are legally eligible to run...
Yawning past the graveyard?
Bull crap.
Sure gets old
I think the immaturity that Cruz showed in last nights debate disqualifies him. He should go back to the Senate for another 8 years, get some more experience and maturity and try again if the courts show him to be qualified then.
I was a Cruz supporter when he first announced. But last night he showed his true colors. He’s a snake. He’s finished.
Or the headline could have read: "75% of Republicans think White House hopeful Ted Cruz is qualified to serve as U.S. president..."
Actually the headline is really that less than half think he’s qualified. Don’t know is the only right answer because there hasn’t been a SCOTUS decision, but it functions the same as a “not qualified” answer.
25% is a big chunk of the voter pool.
Initially, I was a Cruz supporter until Trump entered and began speaking to the issues.
Then I became a Trump-Cruz ticket supporter.
But Cruz’s record of supporting many GOP-E positions makes it impossible to accept him even as VP.
He’s dead, Jim.
so, why is barry still kicking around in the White House?
shouldn’t he be removed and drug through the streets?
Pffft... another dishonest push poll. No sale.
amazing what freepers will do to continue their NY liberal fan boi kool aid.
all that 25% are trumpsters anyway.....the key is that no one but Trump supporters care.
that was satire, right? I mean, you can’t seriously mean that. I actually think your’e a “seminar freeper” -
“25% is a big chunk of the voter pool”
That may not vote for you in the fall if he was the nominee.
That is a hole within the electoral college hole that already exists.
There’s a cloud over Ted Cruz’s head until he gets this cleared up. And he seems to be dodging the issue.
I find that, almost invariably, it is a minority of people that take the time to fully research and understand the complex issues of the day.
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