Poll-I-Buster: Ted Cruz Snatches GOP Primary Lead From Rand Paul

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Poll-I-Buster: Ted Cruz Snatches GOP Primary Lead From Rand Paul

by Tommy Christopher at Mediaite

http://www.mediaite.com/online/poll-i-buster-ted-cruz-snatches-gop-primary-lead-from-rand-paul/

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Although it’s still early, polling on the 2016 Republican primaries has been a seesaw affair that is trending in the direction of people who bring up Nazis on the floor of the U.S. Senate. In a poll taken after his epic 21-hour Sillibuster™, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has taken the GOP primary lead from Sen. Rand Paul (R-TX), who took that lead following a filibuster of now-CIA Director John Brennan‘s nomination.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) better start practicing the TENA Twist. After holding a slim lead in several polls earlier this year, the filibuster-free legislator has been left in the dust in the latest poll from Democratic-leaning (but dead-on accurate) Public Policy Polling, even falling behind establishment picks former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ):


PPP’s newest national poll finds Ted Cruz is now the top choice of Republican primary voters to be their candidate for President in 2016. He leads the way with 20% to 17% for Rand Paul, 14% for Chris Christie, 11% for Jeb Bush, 10% each for Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan, 4% for Bobby Jindal, and 3% each for Rick Santorum and Scott Walker.

Cruz has gained 8 points since our last national 2016 poll in July while everyone else has more or less stayed in place. He’s made himself the face of a government shutdown over Obamacare, and the Republican base supports that by a 64/20 margin. It’s not surprising that Republicans identifying as ‘very conservative’ support a shutdown 75/10, but even the moderate wing of the party supports it by a 46/36 margin.




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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. Run Ted run

[applegrove]

2. Now Rand Paul is going to have to do more crazy, crazy **** to get

back the lead and those 20%. I can just see it now, Paul and Cruz dueling it out with a 'CRAZY OFF' from now until 2016. They will alienate more and more people.

[whttevrr]

3. Bring on the Clowns!

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are guaranteed comedy for the next couple years.

[searchingforlight]

4. They're both bat sh-t crazy. Easy win for our side.

[Capt.Rocky300]

5. Let's see if I get this........

Cruz was born in Calgary, Canada. His mother was born in the U.S. so that makes him eligible to run for President. And the GOP, especially the Tea Baggers are ok with that. But those same people said Obama wasn't eligible to run because they believed he was born in a foreign country despite having an American born mother just like Cruz? Wow!

[xfundy]

6. They like thinking of McCarthy when they see him.

[Octafish]

7. With Jebthro watching from the wings.

Let 'em duke it out. BFEE'll come out smelling fresh as a daisy cutter.