Posted on 02/25/2016 9:54:32 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is leading 2016 GOP presidential rival Donald Trump by 15 points in the senator's home state, according to a poll released Thursday just days ahead of Super Tuesday.
Mr. Cruz was at 38 percent support among likely Republican primary voters in Texas, with Mr. Trump at 23 percent and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida at 21 percent, according to the survey from Monmouth University conducted from Monday to Wednesday.
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was at 6 percent and Ohio Gov. John Kasich was at 5 percent.
"Cruz looks to be well-positioned in Texas.The challenge for him is that a lot of other states are also on the slate for Super Tuesday," said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmout University Polling Institute.
Texas is one of 11 states where voters will head to the polls Tuesday to make their selections for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, and its 155 delegates up for grabs is by far the most of any state.
Other recent polls on the state have ranged from a tie between Mr. Cruz and Mr. Trump to a 15-point edge for Mr. Cruz, who is trying to demonstrate that he is the only candidate in the race who can take down the billionaire businessman.
On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a better than 2-to-1 advantage over Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, 64 percent to 30 percent.
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You spoke the truth when you identified the tactics as those of Saul Alinsky. We've become what we detested.
Regarding that weird story Trump was selling as to why he had his pro-life epiphany, it was a convenient one but not believable. I almost couldn't believe my ears when he said, "Friends of mine years ago were going to have a child, and it was going to be aborted. And it wasn't aborted. And that child today is a total superstar, a great, great child. And I saw that. And I saw other instances." My antennae went up, and apparently I'm not the only one. Another individual expressed it much better than I could:
Too bad none of his enablers, e.g., Hannity, Doocy, Kilmeade, Limbaugh, etc., have the huevos to insist that Trump expand his explanation to resolve the inconsistencies.
BTW, the middle finger/patron saint explanation is a classic! I'm probably going to need steal it at some point. I'll try to remember to give you due attribution. :)
26 states in the first 15 days of March.
Maine changed its process to have larger caucus sites, rather than each town holding a local caucus.
All on the 5th.
In retrospect, it will seem boring.
Trump takes Illini?
The only chance the GOPe has is Rule 40. That’s the only thing that can stop Trump. Or some violent thing.
I like Cruz and he would be a good Attorney Gen. for sure. Its a shame, I was all for Cruz but Trump showed up and started hitting home runs in every game while Cruz was still limited by political correctness and thus was getting on base a lot.
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