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applegrove

(118,501 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 09:11 PM Apr 2015

Ted Cruz surges into top tier of Republican hopefulls

Ted Cruz surges into top tier of Republican hopefulls

by Joan McCarter at the Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/01/1374922/-Ted-Cruz-surges-into-top-tier-of-Republican-hopefuls

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PPP's newest Republican national poll finds that Ted Cruz has the big momentum following the official announcement of his candidacy last week. His support has increased from 5% to 16% in just over a month, enough to make him one of three candidates in the top tier of GOP contenders, along with Scott Walker and Jeb Bush. […]

Cruz has really caught fire with voters identifying themselves as 'very conservative' since his announcement.

He likely only has that momentum because he actually announced, and because the really crazy base voters pretty much had just Carson to get behind. Those Carson voters seem to be where Cruz did best—Carson dropped from 18 to 10 percent since PPP's last poll.

But Cruz has all the momentum now! You keep going, Ted! It's time for another government shutdown! Take over the House again! We need you in the race for the presidency, Senator, so get cracking.



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Ted Cruz surges into top tier of Republican hopefulls (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2015 OP
We can only keep our fingers crossed TexasTowelie Apr 2015 #1
I don't wish that at all....I hope he makes it all the way to the top.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #3
Shit floats to the top! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #2
Now he wants to take on the Reagan record, yep, he lies. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #4
This year's Michele Bachmann Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #5
the cruz missile.....bound for glory spanone Apr 2015 #6
WMUR is quite ready to annoint him as front-runner Mopar151 Apr 2015 #7
The clown car had several drivers last election Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #8

TexasTowelie

(111,965 posts)
1. We can only keep our fingers crossed
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 09:15 PM
Apr 2015

that it is a premature ejaculation. Hopefully, he will flame out early in the primaries like Rick Perry did.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
3. I don't wish that at all....I hope he makes it all the way to the top....
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 09:21 PM
Apr 2015

he will be like shooting fish in a barrel for Hillary Clinton!

 

Man from Pickens

(1,713 posts)
5. This year's Michele Bachmann
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 09:23 PM
Apr 2015

get the rubes all fired up, flame out to irrelevance as soon as the real competition starts

Mopar151

(9,975 posts)
7. WMUR is quite ready to annoint him as front-runner
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 09:46 PM
Apr 2015

Only Network affilliate in NH (ABC). They have a serious addiction problem - PAC money$$$$$$. So they are giving Teddy boy a nicle push, in hopes that he'll drop some Koch money their way. They seem to think Jeb's in the bag, not so much for Rick Perry (his pill-driven meltdown happend on their stage), Scott Walker has'nt been to Manchester for taping yet,

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