“Many polls show trump beating Dems better than Cruz.”
Which ones?
From: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_presidential_race.html
Trump Vs. Clinton:
RCP Average - Clinton +4.0
Quinnipiac - Clinton +5
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl - Clinton +10
FOX News - Trump +3
Cruz Vs. Clinton:
RCP Average - Cruz +1.0
Quinnipiac - Tie
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl - Clinton +4
FOX News - Cruz +7
Trump Vs. Sanders:
RCP Average - Sanders +7.7
Quinnipiac - Sanders +10
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl - Sanders +15
PPP - Trump +2
Cruz Vs. Sanders:
RCP Average - Sanders +1.5
Quinnipiac - Sanders +4
PPP - Cruz +1
As you can see, in just about every single poll they track, Cruz performs better than Trump against either Clinton or Trump.
“And the negatives - is that all voters, if not exactly who is it?”
Yes, all voters.
If Trump’s negatives are so high why did he do so good in Iowa and blow out NH??