Posted on 03/27/2016 2:01:58 PM PDT by drewh
ed Cruz may be gaining on Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in the largest remaining state in the Republican primary.
A new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll of likely Republican voters published on Sunday showed the Texas senator, with 35% support, just 1 point behind Trump's 36% in California.
California is the largest and most delegate-heavy state remaining in the Republican nominating contest. In the poll, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the third GOP candidate, logged a distant third with 14% support.
Other recent polls have mostly shown Trump with a large lead over Cruz and Kasich, and with the primary still over two months away, the polls could easily shift before election day.
Still, even if Trump wins the primary outright, Cruz's strength in California could still pose a problem for the real-estate magnate.
The Times/USC poll is one of the first released since Sen. Marco Rubio dropped out of the race, and could hint that Cruz has a shot at taking a large chunk of the delegates home in California. Thirteen delegates are awarded to the state-wide winner, while the remaining sum are awarded by whichever candidate wins each district.
The Sunday poll also found Cruz's strength concentrated in Los Angeles County and the Central Valley, one of the more rural parts of the state. Some observers further speculated that Kasich could play well in Democratic-heavy coastal areas. Taken together, Cruz and Kasich's support in California could hinder Trump's goal of securing the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination on the first round of voting.
California's primary is on June 7.
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What a koinky dink eh?
I would only trust the Field poll which is pretty non partisan so screw this outsider...USC..seriously?LOL
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You are right. Because so far, Ted Cruz is performing over 10% higher than his poll numbers in the primaries/ caucuses held to date. If Ted Cruz is this close to #SleazyTrump in a Los Angeles Times poll, Cruz will totally destroy #SleazyTrump come election day.
Not buying it either.
“Vanities of vanities,” saith the Preacher, “vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Eccleslastes 1:2
Los Angeles Times poll?
lol
I thought CA is a winner take all state.
Trumpers can’t wait to pounce on this thread and declare that poll invalid.
But it is valid as are the many polls showing Trump cannot beat Hillary.
Here’s what Ted said this morning about Trump’s appalling lack of understanding of foreign policy.
Cruz said, “Sadly, what Donald has done, when he gets scared, listen, particularly on foreign policy, Donald doesn’t know. He doesn’t understand these issues.
One of the reasons he was so scared this week is this past week Donald called publicly for effectively withdrawing America from NATO. Now that is a catastrophically foolish proposition. Abandoning Europe, withdrawing from the most successful military alliance of modern times makes no sense at all.
If Donald were president, he actually did what he said he would do, withdraw from NATO. It would hand a massive victory to Putin, a massive victory to ISIS. ISIS would be dancing in the street at the weakness and isolation of Donald Trump.”
“Now the day after he calls for withdrawing from NATO, this Brussels terror attack occurs. Brussels, is of course, where NATO is head quartered,” he continued. “So his lack of understanding on foreign policy, his lack of ability and readiness to protect his country was evident.
So Donald did what he always he tried to find a way to change the subject. He hasn’t campaigned for a week. He’s been hiding in Trump Tower. late at night he sends tweets attacking my wife, attacking Heidi. It is inappropriate, wrong and disgusting to see a candidate attacking the spouse of another. And it is a sign of just how scared Donald is right now because he doesn’t want to discuss the substance.
That’s why he’s afraid to debate, why he refuses to debate because when he debates, his lack of understanding of the challenge of facing America becomes evident for everyone to see.”
Ted screwed the pooch when he made up and preached those accusations against Trump.
LOL...
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I don’t know, Ted’s copulaTED statement may play well in parts of California.
Never debate with a Lying Ted.
In California, more than in most states, defining the sample matters for these polls. If the people surveyed answer truthfully (not always the case), the population of eligible voters will be much more favorable to Trump than the population of residents of the state (which includes illegals). Also, there are likely voters who cannot legally vote for president, since (it I understand correctly) California registers people to vote when they get a driver’s license, regardless of citizenship. That means they have likely voters who are not eligible or legal voters, and the standard questions produce a tangle.
Summary of that professional gibberish: The 14 point swing between two polls does not mean anyone knows which one is wrong.
What will really happen? No one knows, since this is the first presidential election since millions of illegals registered in California.
“Vanities of vanities,” saith the Preacher, “vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Eccleslastes 1:2
"Trump beats Hillary 54.7 percent to 45.3 percent [of the popular vote]. This is almost too
much to believe." Norpoth said, with a few members of the audience laughing nervously. "The
probability of that [outcome] is almost complete certainty, 97 percent. It’s almost
'Take it to the bank.' "
Sure thing and Cruz was pulling out Arizona at the last minute. Oh wait.
“Vanities of vanities,” saith the Preacher, “vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Eccleslastes 1:2
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