Posted on 02/28/2016 3:22:15 PM PST by justlittleoleme
Which candidate are you most likely to vote for in the Texas Republican Presidential primary in 2016?
Asked of Republican primary voters
Ben Carson : 4%
Ted Cruz: 42%
John Kasich: 4%
Marco Rubio: 19%
Donald Trump:31%
If [First Choice Candidate Name] doesn’t get the nomination, who would most likely beyour second choice?
Asked of Republican primary voters
Ben Carson: 12%
Ted Cruz: 24%
John Kasich: 13%
Marco Rubio: 24%
Donald Trump : 16%
None of them : 11%
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Good for Ted! I hope he wins Texas because if little Rubio loses Florida, Cruz should be crowned the anti-Trump. Given that I like both Cruz and Trump, that’ll be good.
FL is his only hope but he should know that in FL he has no chance. The only reason Carson, Kasich and Rubio are still in this is to split the vote which plays right into the hands of the GOPe and RNC. To them, God forbid if Trump or Cruz wins. If they play that game and dont give either one of them the nom then all heck is going to break out.
Go Trump! All he needs to do is keep Cruz under 50% in Texas and the delegates get split proportionally. It’s embarrassing that its this close in Cruz’s home state.
Trump is the counter-revolution.
And yet Ted is being pressured to drop out in favor of Marco, 3rd place, Rubio...
What has Marco won again?
Where is he actually leading?
Wait til they get to FL-even bigger embarrassment for Rubio - :)
“I have already voted for Cruz.”
And my family and I have already voted for Trump. It’s going to be a close one!
Wow, this is exciting...Cruz might win his own state. Unfortunately, he will end up with under 50% of the vote so Trump will only be a few delegates behind. At least Cruz will be able to bow out on a semi-high note. I just hope he can win re-election to the Senate in a few years. But the damage may be done.
“Texas has a lot of delegates and that is why it is important and worth winning.”
Only if Ted gets over 50% in the voting. Otherwise the state is split proportionately. Doesn’t look for Teddy.
Yes I predict Teddy squeaks it out in TX but Trump will get a good share of those delegates so win win for Trump. After Tues Teddy and Amnestio are toast.
I actually think that poll is wrong...yes, Cruz will win Texas....but, just by a hair....Trump will be breathing down his neck. The weak victory will knock the unelectable Ted Cruz out of the POTUS race....because the only state he will have won besids Texas is Iowa...in which he outright cheated to win. This guy Cruz goes nowhere.
As for Rubio...he does not even deserve mention......Trump is going to throw him to the alligators in Florida...by beating him so bad!!! What a lightweight, deadbeat!!! Come March 15th...Cruz, Rubio & the print & TV media will be DOA, politically!!! LMAO at these dummy losers!!!
I agree...Cruz is wearing very thin. I'll second your prediction.
Here is hoping Rubio does not get 20%. Here is hoping Rubio is gone after Florida and so is Kasich. Then it is A two-way race.
RCP: Cruz +8.6 in texas:
The Steers are voting for Trump.
Who is voting for the cowboy Cruz?
“If fricking Carson and Kasich had had the sense to get the heck out, Cruz could have over 50%.”
I want Carson to stay in and continue to destroy Trump. Karma is a wonderful thing. Keeping Cruz from getting 50 percent in Texas is best for America and getting 3rd and 4th in other states is wonderful. Carson is a true patriot to keep us away from that horrid Cruz for President.
True. Cruz is not a real threat, Rubio is. Keeping Cruz in the race as long as possible benefits Trump.
It’s not about who wins TX, or by how much, except that if Rubio gets less than 20%, he gets no delegates. Assuming Cruz wins TX, the relevant question will be how many delegates Cruz and Rubio have respectively after Super Tuesday. If Cruz has significantly more than Rubio, the pressure on Rubio to drop out and be Cruz’ VP should be intense, especially since it does not appear he will win FL by himself.
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