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Ted Cruz Closing In On Donald Trump In Crucial State (36-35% in California)
Business Insider ^ | 30 MINUTES AGO | Maxwell Tan

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: canadian; cruzie; ineligible; trashy; trashytrump; trump
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To: drewh
This poll is likely assuming that Cruz is still a viable candidate at that time.

< A lot can still happen between now and June 5. If Trump does well in the intervening states, Cruz will be mathematically eliminated from the nomination by the time the CA primary comes around and we will see a different outcome. Nobody will bother wasting votes on Cruz if it is not possible for him to win the nomination.

61 posted on 03/27/2016 3:06:46 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (739); Cruz (465); Rubio (166); Kasich (143)
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To: euram
That primary isn’t until June 7th. By that time Cruz would have lost NY, CT, RI, MD, PA, DE, IN, and maybe even WI (next up). So, by time CA, MT, NJ, NM and SD come up on June 7th, Cruz will be so far behind in delegates, and popular vote, most people won’t vote for him, so it is likely Trump would pick up the bulk of the delegates on June 7th.

Well said. Today is only a snapshot in time. Once Cruz is eliminated from contention, there will no longer be reason for people to vote for him.

Right now, all eyes should be on Wisconsin on April 5th. It's a must-win for Cruz if he is to even be a factor on June 7. If Trump beats Cruz solidly in WI, I don't see how Cruz recovers. Trump can survive a WI loss but it will sow seeds of doubt. So in a way, it's a must win for him as well.

62 posted on 03/27/2016 3:11:39 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (739); Cruz (465); Rubio (166); Kasich (143)
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To: altura

I see you’re off your medz. Cruz will never be president. Deal with it.


63 posted on 03/27/2016 3:12:14 PM PDT by Brasky (You miss every shot you never take.)
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To: Manic_Episode

I will be pope before Saint Rafael Eduardo Cruz of Calgary will ever be president. Deal with it.


64 posted on 03/27/2016 3:15:03 PM PDT by Brasky (You miss every shot you never take.)
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To: Manic_Episode
Your #80 is as unreal as Sen. Ashley Cruz
thinking he can ravish his Bang of Eight
before photographers (Client #6 probably has a video)
and get away with it to the Presidency.

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65 posted on 03/27/2016 3:16:06 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: drewh

Just another psy-ops BS poll. California is in June. Cruz will be a distant memory by then. He will be a fishing guide in British Columbia by then and taking Mark Levin and Glen Stabby The Clown Beck out to catch “the big ones.” BTW when does Cruz disavow Beck? Answer right after he actually looks into a camera and says, “I did not sex-U relations with those women; not one of them.” It’s been used before but what else does he have?


66 posted on 03/27/2016 3:38:11 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; Mr Apple; RitaOK; ExTexasRedhead; Jane Long; Grampa Dave; ...

AS FREEPER BEAUTIFUL_GRACIOUS_SKIES POSTED: The race is such a lopsided win for Trump that it’s ludicrous to suggest otherwise. In Texas, Cruz won only 44% of his home state/s vote.....not enough to get all the delegates. Trump got a chunk of Texas delegates. Team Cruz ferreted out victories in a few caucus states known for oddball and malleable vote counting methods.

Cruz won:

Virgin Islands by 30 votes
Wyoming by 480 votes
Alaska by 600 votes
Maine by 2,500.

Here are the rounded total votes Cruz won in his 8 states.

Virgin Isl 200 people
Wyoming 620 people
Alaska 8,400
Maine 8,500
Kansas 35,000
Iowa 52,000
Utah 122,00
Okie 158,000

SUMMING UP Ted won 8 states totaling a measly 385,000 votes.


67 posted on 03/27/2016 3:41:49 PM PDT by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: Cobra64
I will take a closer look at #SleazyTrump instead


68 posted on 03/27/2016 4:08:23 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: VanDeKoik
No thanks for the typical mindless, know nothing Trumpbot reply, but thanks for confirming I was right.
69 posted on 03/27/2016 4:11:45 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: mowowie

It’s not Trump who is outperforming his poll numbers. It’s Ted Cruz.


70 posted on 03/27/2016 4:13:58 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

“No thanks for the typical mindless, know nothing Trumpbot reply...”

I’ll give that a 2/10.

Thankfully Cruz will so be out of the race so you guys can either get a hobby...or seek professional help.


71 posted on 03/27/2016 4:17:09 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Ceebass
Most of Trump's wins have come in open primary states where non republican voters cross over and help Trump win because he is currently doing by far the worst against Hilary Clinton in general election head to head matchups.
72 posted on 03/27/2016 4:18:01 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: drewh

Trump is winning because he looks and sounds like a smart, rich, outspoken favorite uncle. Cruz looks like and sounds like a sleazy politico-speak lawyer even though he is a smart conservative. It is as simple as that. Cruz nods his head like Hillary where Trump makes funny faces and speaks in a more understandable simple language. Cruz won’t win California.


73 posted on 03/27/2016 4:21:55 PM PDT by jetson
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To: SmokingJoe

Smoking? Joe?


74 posted on 03/27/2016 4:23:39 PM PDT by theoldmarine (luuzin with Cruz?)
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To: SamAdams76
It's not even going to be close. Ted Cruz will CRUSH Trump in Wisconsin. Since #SleazyTrump’s snarky, nasty attacks on Heidi Cruz, Ted Cruz has taken the lead in Wisconsin over Donald Trump in the two latest polls. And Cruz almost always outperforms his poll numbers.
We haven't even mentioned the almost certain coming endorsement from Scott Walker for Ted Cruz.
75 posted on 03/27/2016 4:26:08 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

what ‘nasty, craven’ attacks?

you mean pointing out that Heidi is a public figure in her own right, with very heavy involvement in the WTO, CFR, NAFTA, North American Accord, and is UN-centric? The diametric opposite of what Cruz says he’s for?

the real ‘nasty, craven’ attack was on Trump’s wife, who is not a public figure and who isn’t involved in politics in any way shape or form


76 posted on 03/27/2016 4:29:32 PM PDT by blueplum (March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?)
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To: Liz
How many votes did #SleazyTrump win Missouri by?
77 posted on 03/27/2016 4:29:37 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe
Smoking Joe...we've been going back and forth on this for months. Cruz was going to crush Trump in New Hampshire. Then it was South Carolina. Then it was Nevada. Then it was the Deep South. Then it was Florida. Then it was Illinois and Missouri.

Smoking Joe...you are quickly running out of states in which Cruz can crush Trump. Good luck in Wisconsin. We shall see. But so far, your track record has been, might I say, less than stellar!

78 posted on 03/27/2016 4:29:49 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (739); Cruz (465); Rubio (166); Kasich (143)
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To: SmokingJoe
#SleazyTrump

Very good description of the living comb-over.

79 posted on 03/27/2016 4:33:26 PM PDT by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: blueplum
what ‘nasty, craven’ attacks?

Did #SleazyTrump release a really nasty picture of Heidi Cruz juxtapositioned with the best picture of his wife with the implication that Cruz's wife is ugly or not?
Secondly, when did Heidi Cruz start running for president? I musta missed that.

80 posted on 03/27/2016 4:35:30 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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