Is Ted Cruz The New Favorite? (In Iowa)

Redstate ^ | November 24, 2015 | Leon H. Wolf

[JSDude1]

A new FoxNews poll shows that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% has pulled into a virtual tie with Trump in Iowa, as Carson continues to tumble headlong out of the picture. Trump registers 25% in the poll, followed by 23% for Cruz, 18% for Carson, 13% for Rubio, then the also-rans far behind. It looks an awful lot at this point like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% has to be considered the prohibitive favorite in Iowa – he has a ton of money to spend in a state where spending money can actually do you some good, he is building a ground organization where almost no one else is, and he is capitalizing on Carson’s recent foreign policy follies.

There’s a long way to go before February 1st, but it would be a surprise at this point if anyone other than Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% won Iowa.

Now of course, winning Iowa does not make you the favorite to win the nomination, as Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum can attest. But it definitely helps. Winning the first contest provides a national boost in a candidates’ poll standing, as Huckabee was catapulted to “last man standing” against McCain and Santorum likewise enjoyed a brief national lead. If Cruz comes into Iowa in third or fourth place and walks away with an unexpectedly easy victory, it can only help his national chances.

[FreeReign]

FreeReign, thanks for the link to the article about the new director of the Keep the Promise Super PAC. I really like David Barton!

You're welcome UP.

Yes David Barton is great. And Mercer is one of us and he lives not too far from me. The local libs hate him.

"A demonstration was outside the offices of an American citizen, Robert Mercer, who supports our U.S. Immigration Laws and the Candidates who support keeping our borders safe. However, these Illegal trespassers and their Marxist-Leftist-Union handlers want NO U.S. immigration laws -- for them --and Robert Mercer is 'the Enemy'."

Trespassers 'Say NO' U.S. Immigration Laws-For them (NYC) 7-10-15"

[FreeReign]

I'm liking both Cruz and Trump better and better as things move along. And there is no other candidate even close.

Cruz/Trump ;)

[CottonBall]

I’m pretty soon Trump wouldn’t take 2nd spot. He’s too old to wait 8 years to be president, for one ;)

He’s worth $9B, been owner of a highly successful business, been in the spotlight his whole life, flies around in his own Trump One. I think he’d just go back to that instead.

But a Trump/Cruz ticket would set us up for 8 years of Cruz after 4 of Trump. If Cruz could deal with 4 years of boredom. He could wander over to the Senate and call McConnell a liar whenever he wanted (that was priceless!)