But nearly as interesting as Vander Plaats’ embrace of the Texas senator’s campaign is his rationale for passing over Cruz’s rivals.
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Pollster J. Ann Selzer, speaking to the Register, called the results a “big shake-up”.
Goidel says television news programs have boosted their ratings by giving Trump free rein, much to the chagrin of other candidates.
Cruz’s new front-runner status in Iowa has been accompanied by a jump in his favorability rating, now at 73 percent, the highest in the Republican field. Cruz is narrow-casting, relying on evangelical and conservative support, as have a number of caucus winners in the recent past. “Ted Cruz”, Vander Plaats said.
Even if Cruz does well in Iowa, he still needs to avoid the fate of other candidates, including Santorum and Huckabee, who did well with social conservatives there but failed to expand their support beyond that faction.
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The political “bromance” between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz could be coming to an end. “He’s a nice guy”, Trump told a town hall in Des Moines. Now we see it in Iowa. It requires the USA fuel supply to use a certain amount of ethanol.
Politicians of all stripes swiftly reacted to Donald Trump’s latest outrageous statement – that Muslims should be denied entry into the United States – with requisite expressions of righteous condemnation.
He added, “Who am I comfortable having their finger on the button?”
A a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll released Saturday night shows that Sen.
The same can’t be said for the voters who describe themselves as part of the Republican establishment, which the poll recorded as 29 percent of the likely electorate. “Now, I could put less pressure on myself and say, ‘Oh, I don’t care about Iowa, ‘ but I do care. And there’s no advantage to lock in, so why would they?” In his campaign autobiography, “A Time for Truth”, Cruz’s opening anecdote recounts him becoming the target of “red-faced name calling” by his Republican Senate colleagues when he wouldn’t go along with a party vote on extending the debt limit.
On the same day of the New York City fundraiser, Cruz made an appearance on Fox News saying he liked and respected Mr. Trump and “I don’t anticipate that changing at all”.
But after King gave Cruz his blessing November 16, the Texan vaulted to the top tier of polls in Iowa.
Meanwhile, Ben Carson took a heavy hit in the polling, dropping from 29 percent in mid-October to 13 percent, amid questions among Republicans over his grasp on foreign policy. Bush, who has never broken double digits in this poll, is at 6 percent, but his unfavorables climbed up to 54 percent.
It was not a great poll for Trump. It’s like finding a lot of needles in a haystack.
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“They are a staunch defender of traditional marriage and religious liberty, and a critical voice in protecting our rights”, Cruz said. But Trump did criticize reports that Republican leaders gathered in Washington to discuss ways to stop him. “The numbers you have, the crowds you have, the message you’re brining – you’re reviving the heart of America”.
