Ted Cruz Favorability Rating Collapse Confirmed in National and Ohio Post-RNC Convention Polls

Ted Cruz’s failure to endorse rival Donald Trump for president at last week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio has apparently caused his favorability rating among GOP voters to collapse, according to a national survey and an Ohio poll.

An NBC News/Survey Monkey nationwide poll released Tuesday and a PPP survey of Ohio Republicans released Monday confirms the shocking collapse in Cruz’ favorability rating among Republican voters following the convention seen in a CNN/ORC poll released Monday.

“Cruz’s move, however, appears to have backfired. While 60% of Republican voters had a positive impression of the former presidential candidate before the convention, just 33% have one now.”

“Ted Cruz, who scored a strong round of boos when he declined to endorse Trump in his speech to the RNC, was not viewed kindly by Republicans voters. Though Cruz finished second in the GOP primary race, just 28 percent of members of his own party now view him favorably; 68 percent now view him unfavorably. Clearly, his performance at the GOP convention was not received well by his party.”

“The biggest loser from the convention is Ted Cruz though. He has an 18/65 favorability rating with Ohio voters, making him by far and away the least popular figure in our poll. Even among Republicans he’s at just 23/61. We asked GOP voters who they would support in a hypothetical primary contest between Trump and Cruz, and Trump wins out 61-19.”

261 posted on 07/28/2016 7:35:54 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Nothing special re words "radical Islam"!, Nation of IsIam is just "Islam." NOI/ISIS equals murder!)

Good lord, I was genuinely despairing of The Powers That Be ever (finally) pulling the proverbial plug on that particular devoted worshiper of Moses 2.0...! ;)

This one actually merits not one, but TWO smitings:

262 posted on 07/28/2016 8:28:27 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If you can't graciously honor JimRob's wishes, then kindly stay the hell out of JimRob's house.)

264 posted on 07/28/2016 8:39:39 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Nothing special re words "radical Islam"!, Nation of IsIam is just "Islam." NOI/ISIS equals murder!)

To many Freepers now, Trump is God and the U.S Constitution be damned

What an absolute crock of shit.

265 posted on 07/28/2016 8:44:08 AM PDT by sargon (George Will is a RINO compromiser that devolved the GOP to the Uni-party leadership we have today.)

“These Cruz nuts are getting on my nerves. He gives one of his best press conferences yesterday and they’re still complaining about him.”

What a great way to start my day. Freshly ground Kona coffee, and a most judicious Z O T

Ah....life is good

LOL

266 posted on 07/28/2016 8:44:21 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))

267 posted on 07/28/2016 8:45:37 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)

LOL.

Actually, it’s Cruz who is God to some of these people.

268 posted on 07/28/2016 8:46:16 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)

269 posted on 07/28/2016 8:47:48 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If you can't graciously honor JimRob's wishes, then kindly stay the hell out of JimRob's house.)

Well, there. That’s what Cruz was saying. Vote your conscience, and if that leads you to vote for Donald Trump ... great! Nicely done, CodeToad, voting your conscience.

You can click on each one and it’ll give your the home page or error notice which means not
available to post. I suspect there are nearly 40 on your list that are clear to post.

one example; http://www.freerepublic.com/~caveatemptor/

“most have been let back in.”

Have we become the ‘compassionate Conservatives’ again?

275 posted on 07/28/2016 9:04:25 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))

“voting your conscience.”

That wasn’t his purpose at the RNC.

Of course it was. You voted your conscience, as Cruz affirmed. Well-done. Thank you. Please vote your conscience in the general election as well.

Yes, but voting my conscience didn’t mean not to vote for Trump as Cruz’s statement was designed to imply.

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