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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: SamAdams76
Cruz was going to crush Trump in New Hampshire.

Who said that?
I did say Cruz would CRUSH Trump in Iowa though, despite the last THIRTEEN polls all saying Trump would win Iowa.

81 posted on 03/27/2016 4:39:22 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: drewh
The only questions now are...

Will his campaign be
ABBREVIATED?

...or will he be EXHONERATED?
82 posted on 03/27/2016 4:39:50 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: SamAdams76

Right now, I am saying Cruz will CRUSH Trump in Wisconsin(which is next to vote) and it won’t even be close.


83 posted on 03/27/2016 4:42:25 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: drewh

California poll: Trump ahead in GOP primary

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/donald-trump-california-primary-221263

... a new statewide poll of Republicans.

Trump leads with 37 percent among registered Republicans in California, according to a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released Sunday. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz follows with 30 percent, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich trails with 12 percent.


84 posted on 03/27/2016 4:42:49 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: SmokingJoe

Totally agree and California is looking good also.


85 posted on 03/27/2016 4:43:52 PM PDT by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: DoughtyOne

Ted is the candidate who’s wanTed.

And who will win.

Why stick with a loser who will lose to Hillary?

And, by the way, where is your friend, Donald?

Still curled up in his bed in New York City where he HAS to sleep every night, he’s so totally neurotic.


86 posted on 03/27/2016 4:46:08 PM PDT by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: JBW1949

Why are you trumpers so scared?

Trumps numbers are stagnent or sinking while Ted’s are climbing.

People know who the Real Sleaze is.


87 posted on 03/27/2016 4:47:20 PM PDT by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: SmokingJoe

actually, Trump didn’t ‘release’ a picture of anyone. It was a retweet that had already made the rounds. Did it make Heidi look ugly? I thought it was a comparison between an emotionally driven woman and a serene, soft-spoken woman.

again, Heidi Cruz is, of her own right, a public figure. Criticism of her political career, which are public record, juxtaposed against the professed platform of her husband, is fair game. Especially when she injects herself into the campaign by making personal comments about Trump.


88 posted on 03/27/2016 4:48:07 PM PDT by blueplum (March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?)
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To: blueplum
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

Again, that ad had absolutely NOTHING to do with Ted Cruz. Liz Mair who runs the outfit that released the ad used to work for Scott Walker. Again her PAC I'd NOT a Ted Cruz PAC etc etc.

89 posted on 03/27/2016 4:48:19 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe
I did say Cruz would CRUSH Trump in Iowa though, despite the last THIRTEEN polls all saying Trump would win Iowa.

And you were wrong there too Smokin' Joe. It ended up being a three-way tie between Cruz, Trump and Rubio. All of them came away with just 7 delegates. Oh wait, Cruz did get 8 delegates by virtue of being slightly ahead. So okay, Cruz won by one delegate. He's currently trailing Trump by 275 delegates. Maybe that one delegate will make a difference but Cruz has a lot of catching up to do for that one delegate victory in Iowa to matter.

Not exactly what I would call a "crushing" of Trump. Now what happened last night in WA, AK and HI between Bernie and Shrillary. Now that was a crushing.

90 posted on 03/27/2016 4:49:42 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (739); Cruz (465); Rubio (166); Kasich (143)
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To: blueplum
Wouldn't be the first time Trump has attacked some female or the other on how they look rather than on substantive matters. We all remember Trump's attacks on Fiorina over her looks. It's no surprise Trump has record high negatives.
91 posted on 03/27/2016 4:53:32 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: altura
One of the reasons he was so scared this week is this past week Donald called publicly for effectively withdrawing America from NATO.

Notice the lawyer double-speak ... Trump said no such thing ... but by cleverly prefacing with the word 'effectively' ... he can put out a bald-faced lie and his supporters will eat it up.

I think Ted should sue NE and take over the operation of the tabloid ... he is the perfect person for the job.

92 posted on 03/27/2016 4:54:49 PM PDT by dartuser
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To: Mike Darancette

You are the only one here in touch with reality. CA is 55 distinct winner take all primaries. In 54 primaries there are only 3 delegates to be taken.

The odds are that Kasich will win 1 or 2 primaries and 3 or 6 delegates. Cruz and Trump will each win a significant number (if election were this week). Nobody can predict which will win more.

Let me know the current March 2016 ground game in each district and that will determine the Cruz turnout. Cruz averages thousands of donors per district. If they are out knocking on their neighbors doors in March and April and May and June then Cruz wins.


93 posted on 03/27/2016 4:57:46 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: SmokingJoe

you are making an assumption.

I do not assume Mair did or did not have anything to do with Cruz. Other than her endorsing him, which is public record. What was it that was said about the Cruz sex scandal, ‘if you’re worried about legal, have an intern post it and then ‘discover’ it? Was the same game played with the ad? I don’t know if that happened here or not. I’ll wait until GQ confirms yes or no. It will come out.

you should also be aware that Mair worked for Scott Walker for ONE DAY. Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann called her comments ““not only incorrect, they’re rather juvenile, they’re naive, they’re ignorant.”

oh, and by the way? Mair isn’t a conservative; she’s a moderate (although her Alynski tactics and helmet hair brand her as a dem)


94 posted on 03/27/2016 4:59:49 PM PDT by blueplum (March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?)
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To: SmokingJoe

California Poll: Trump ahead in GOP primary

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/donald-trump-california-primary-221263

Trump leads with 37 percent among registered Republicans in California, according to a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released Sunday. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz follows with 30 percent, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich trails with 12 percent.


95 posted on 03/27/2016 5:00:27 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: entropy12

imporTED :-)


96 posted on 03/27/2016 5:02:20 PM PDT by changeitback440
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To: SamAdams76
And you were wrong there too Smokin’ Joe. It ended up being a three-way tie between Cruz, Trump and Rubio.

I was right actually. Ted Cruz won Iowa and Rubio nearly over took Trump. And all the last THIRTEEN polls had Trump winning, with the CNN poll which had Trump winning by a massive 13% being retweeted by Trump and being prominently displays in the sidebar here at FR. Who ended up winning? Ted Cruz.
In Iowa poll threads, Trump bots loudly boasted about how Trump was going to CRUSH Ted Cruz, citing the CNN poll.

97 posted on 03/27/2016 5:03:27 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: blueplum
I do not assume Mair did or did not have anything to do with Cruz.

Untill Trump bots provide the evidence to prove otherwise, Mair's ad had absolutely NOTHING to do with Ted Cruz. She said so herself on Twitter.

98 posted on 03/27/2016 5:10:59 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: drewh

LA Times, NY Times. It’s all the same birdcage liner... My parakeet, Phoebe, says that all is good for pooping on.


99 posted on 03/27/2016 5:11:39 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: Manic_Episode
Can you imagine what will happen here at good ol Freerepublic if somehow Ted were to actually win the nomination?

Now there's a waste of time, imagining that scenario!

100 posted on 03/27/2016 5:14:09 PM PDT by johniegrad
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