Yikes! Poll Shows Rick Perry Could Unseat Ted Cruz In 2018

[DonViejo]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may be vulnerable to a primary challenger in 2018 and the only man who can beat him –according to a recent poll– is former Republican Gov. Rick Perry. The survey of Republican primary voters by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling shows that in a head-to-head matchup, Cruz would lose to Perry 46 percent to 37 percent.

The poll comes roughly a month after Cruz took a gamble at the 2016 Republican convention and refused to endorse presidential nominee Donald Trump. The poll looked at Cruz's other potential primary challengers, but found no one else was able to beat the freshman senator. In a race against Rep. Michael McCaul, Cruz led by 32 points, and in a contest against Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, he had a 22-point lead.

As the Texas Tribune pointed out in its analysis of the poll, Cruz's popularity back home has taken a hit after his RNC speech. The poll found that among likely voters, 48 percent did not approve of the job he was doing while 37 percent said they did approve.

PPP surveyed 944 likely voters from Aug. 12 -14. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poll-shows-rick-perry-could-unseat-ted-cruz-in-2018

[Blue Idaho]

1. I wonder what the chances are that a Democrat could beat them both? nt.

[Rstrstx]

3. Right now, pretty good for Cruz

I don't think it'll last though, when Trump goes down in flames Republicans will be admiring Cruz to no end. Perry though would be a real challenge and as much as I can't stand him I like Cruz even less (and Cruz is quite a bit smarter than Perry, but not in a good way).

The one race 2018 I'm dreaming of is someone to take down Abbott. Having a (D) by your name in 2018 will still be a liability unless the national party does a 180 and starts to spend massive amounts of money here (not gonna happen). But someone running as in independent, I'm thinking of Cuban specifically, would have a very real chance if the bozo Repubs keep wasting time on their pet social issues, which play to their base but are not particularly an asset in the general.

[Blue Idaho]

8. Thanks for the insight! nt.

[onehandle]

2. Dumb unseats Dumber. Or vice-versa. nt

[Ken Burch]

9. Shouldn't that be TweedleDumb unseats TweedleDumber? n/t.

[SaschaHM]

4. How long until Ted Cruz demands that all senate candidates be drug tested now?

[JCMach1]

5. Evil Stupid vs. Evil Smart

It's Texas, so probably Evil Stupid would win...

[mythology]

6. In defense of Texas

It also gave the world Ann and Cecile Richards, LBJ who got the Voting Rights Act passed and Molly Ivins. Sure there's some stupid in Texas but there are some amazing people who are from there.

In the name of full disclosure, I was raised in Texas the first 17 years of my life.

[JCMach1]

7. As a Floridian living in Texas, I feel you...

but Texas over the last generation has given us W and Rick Perry... It's not about the Democrats here... it's about the absolute idiocy level of the Republicans.

When I moved back here, I immediately noticed the Red State Rot in the roads. Texas, just back the 1990's had the best roads in America. Now, they are falling apart.

[Ace Rothstein]

10. Cruz is much more dangerous than Perry.

Perry is just kind of a doofus who goes along with other Republicans. Cruz is an evil bastard.