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Ted Cruz on Whether He Can Beat Trump in Texas: “I Hope So”
PPD ^ | February 22, 2016 | PPD Elections Staff

Posted on 02/22/2016 2:07:28 PM PST by xzins

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz didn’t offer a confident response Sunday when asked if he was going to defeat Donald Trump in his own home state of Texas. When asked on Meet The Press by host Chuck Todd whether he was going to win Texas, Cruz responded with “I hope so.”

Worth noting, an internal campaign poll leaked to PPD last week showed Cruz trailing the national frontrunner in The Lone Star State by single digits. The interview comes after Cruz finished a disappointing third place in South Carolina. He did his best to put a spin on the fact he finished slightly behind Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and way behind Trump despite the electorate being nearly 7 in 10 evangelical Christians.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; canadian; chucktodd; cruz; dirtytricks; dracula; election2016; ineligible; managingexpectations; meetthepress; newyork; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: Toughluck_freeper

Cruz is absolutely the best choice for Solicitor General.


61 posted on 02/22/2016 2:54:55 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican ("Donald Trump is the last hope for America." Phyllis Schlafly)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

lol, I don’t know how that happened, let me repost that to the appropriate person.

thanks for the heads up :)


62 posted on 02/22/2016 2:55:20 PM PST by Bubba Gump Shrimp (noob)
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To: Leto

You should just read this thread, there are several Cruz supporters (and on many threads) that say they will support Trump. Sorry, but you will have to do a better job convincing them, not me.

Denial
Anger <-—
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

The sooner you move on to acceptance, the better off your health will be.


63 posted on 02/22/2016 2:56:11 PM PST by Bubba Gump Shrimp (noob)
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To: Leto
How do they compare with Hillary's negatives? Carson has the best favorables of all. It hasn't done him much good.

Compare Trump to the others in terms of who the voters think is the strongest on Leadership, managing the economy, limmigration, trade, etc. Trump isn't running for high school class President.

64 posted on 02/22/2016 2:57:21 PM PST by kabar
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To: xzins

Expect the Rubio campaign to go into Houston and other urban areas to pick up their votes. That has been their entire strategy for each state.

“Craft Beer” Republicans plus latinos.


65 posted on 02/22/2016 2:58:12 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican ("Donald Trump is the last hope for America." Phyllis Schlafly)
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To: xzins

I think Cruz will win Texas. Every single person I know is voting for Cruz in this state. And right down the line, they despise Trump. The local talk radio show callers also seem to be heavily in favor of Cruz. We’ll see..


66 posted on 02/22/2016 2:59:02 PM PST by mikhailovich
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To: plewis1250

You’re a troll, your bridge collapsed on your head a long time ago.


67 posted on 02/22/2016 2:59:53 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

yep :-)


68 posted on 02/22/2016 3:01:04 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican ("Donald Trump is the last hope for America." Phyllis Schlafly)
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To: xzins

Trump will win 40 states and Cruz will win 10 states. Rubio wins none.


69 posted on 02/22/2016 3:07:03 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal (And Trump could win it all My rightful place from birth Dad ive let you down Dub ive made you hurt)
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To: Uncle Miltie

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2015/senate/missed-votes


70 posted on 02/22/2016 3:08:18 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Thanks. I thought Paul had missed a bunch too, but apparently not.


71 posted on 02/22/2016 3:12:15 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Make America Grate Again!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

If Cruz loses Texas, I agree he should drop out. But if he does, Rubio will beat Trump in a one-on-one match. Trump can’t win a one-on-one against Rubio or Cruz.

Trump would need to do more to ensure a victory then offer Cruz a SCOTUS appointment, he’ll need to announce him as V.P. That’s the only move that could ensure enough consolidation on Trump’s side to secure the nomination.


72 posted on 02/22/2016 3:13:15 PM PST by JediJones (Trump 3/30/2011:"You have some great, productive [illegals] that came.You have to give them a path.")
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To: Sacajaweau

Thanks for the link!

Worst: Rubio
Next: Graham
Next: Cruz


73 posted on 02/22/2016 3:13:36 PM PST by datura (Proud Infidel)
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To: JediJones

Yeah, the dominoes would fall quickly:

If Cruz loses Texas
Then Cruz withdraws
Then Amnesty Boy looks too strong
Then Trump pre-announces his V.P. pick: Cruz
Then Trump / Cruz beat Amnesty Boy.

That’s what happens if Cruz loses Texas: V.P. slot.

Has to happen. It’s the way the game would have to go.


74 posted on 02/22/2016 3:16:46 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Make America Grate Again!)
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To: xzins; nopardons; LS

They were no dirty tricks in Iowa. Reporting a CNN story is not a dirty trick. Not one voter has been documented to have switched their vote from Carson to Cruz at the caucuses.


75 posted on 02/22/2016 3:17:41 PM PST by JediJones (Trump 3/30/2011:"You have some great, productive [illegals] that came.You have to give them a path.")
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To: nopardons

Aren’t you going to vote for Cruz to help make sure he stays in the race after Super Tuesday? I know you’re very worried everyone but Rubio will drop out and Trump will lose to Rubio.


76 posted on 02/22/2016 3:19:09 PM PST by JediJones (Trump 3/30/2011:"You have some great, productive [illegals] that came.You have to give them a path.")
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To: xzins

“Hope”. Heh.


77 posted on 02/22/2016 3:19:53 PM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: JediJones

Which is why he just fired his comm director. Um hm.


78 posted on 02/22/2016 3:19:54 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: mkjessup

It’s reasonable for a conservative to take a populist badly.

Some of us are more sanguine about the idea that a populist may be what’s required to defeat the Liberal Uniparty GOP Establishment.

I doubt J.R. will be bouncing actual conservatives because of their principled distaste for populism.

Jim understands who Trump is. If there were a more perfect candidate combining conservative political purity and electability, there would not be this difficult choice.

But here we are, and I think we’ll all live on FR to fight together today, tomorrow and the next.

Party on!

DEATH TO THE UNIPARTY!!!


79 posted on 02/22/2016 3:25:30 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Make America Grate Again!)
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To: RIghtwardHo

No, after Super Tuesday Ted can look at the playing field and decide.

He needs to have a good Tuesday.

If he can’t win Texas, it’s over.

But if he wins the majority of delegates that day, it’s totally still on.


80 posted on 02/22/2016 3:27:13 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Make America Grate Again!)
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