Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton lead among Texas voters in latest poll

[riversedge]

Source: statesman.com





Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton lead among Texas voters in latest poll


By Jonathan Tilove and Sean Collins Walsh - American-Statesman Staff 23


Updated: 5:23 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 | Posted: 3:01 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has a commanding 12-point lead in his home state over businessman Donald Trump as the candidates head into Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary in Texas, according to a Texas Pulse/American-Statesman poll conducted Feb. 19 to 22. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is a distant third.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has an overwhelming 66 to 26 percent lead over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, according to the poll of likely Texas voters, conducted by Pulse Opinion Research for Crosswind Media & Public Relations.................................

Read more: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/ted-cruz-hillary-clinton-lead-among-texas-voters-i/nqXSs/

[merrily]

1. Red states like them some Hillary.

[still_one]

2. Nothing is wrong with a Democratic candidate winning red states?

[merrily]

3. Nope, but I doubt she can win them in a general.

[still_one]

4. I can think of several. North Carolina, Missouri, Arkansa, but we won't really know until the

Democratic and republican nominees have been selected

[merrily]

6. No, we won't know until those states vote for President, if Hillary is the nominee.

My prayer is that we'll never know because she won't be the nominee. If and when she is the nominee, it will be too late to worry about who is more electible in the general. Anyway, the thread is about Texas. I don't think she'll carry Texas in the general, even if she does have Castro as her VP.

[TxGrandpa]

9. I have to agree.

[vdogg]

11. Don't just discount states

Because we won't win them in the general. The democrats in the south are every bit as important as the ones in the west, northeast, etc. Their votes matter and their states matter. Our primary process, like the general, requires a vote in all 50 states, not just a select few,

[merrily]

13. Thanks. I didn't discount any states or any Democrats.

[Dustlawyer]

17. I voted early yesterday and did not see one Bernie sign at my polling place.

How fast can I get some signs delivered?

[merrily]

18. Make sure you don't violate your state's laws on distance from the polls.

I don't know if you can get signs delivered. Is there a Bernie headquarters somewhere in your state?

[Purveyor]

5. Then there is this: Cruz, Trump tied in WFAA Texas poll

Jason Whitely , WFAA 11:10 PM. CST February 24, 2016

DALLAS - Six days before Super Tuesday, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are now tied in Texas, according to a new public opinion poll commissioned by WFAA-TV.

Cruz and Trump both had 32 percent support from likely and actual GOP primary voters, with a 3.9 percent margin of error.

It is the most recent survey of Texas voters and the first one to show Cruz no longer leading in his home state.



“He’s fading,” said Cal Jillson, professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, of Ted Cruz’s candidacy. “Trump has proven to be stronger and more resilient than anyone expected.”

Marco Rubio is a distant third in the WFAA Texas TEGNA poll with 17 percent, John Kasich has 6 percent, Ben Carson has 5 percent and another 5 percent of respondents remain undecided, the poll revealed.

more...

http://www.wfaa.com/news/politics/elections/cruz-trump-tied-in-wfaa-texas-poll/55007805

[tarheelsunc]

8. If Trump takes Texas, it's over. eom

[JackRiddler]

21. That would be the end of Cruz...

and no reason to think his vote won't break partly to Trump.

[Tarheel_Dem]

7. I hope the ointment is in abundant supply, cuz if true, that's gonna leave a mark.

[mdbl]

10. Gee what a surprise

This from a state who made Rick Perry their governor.

[riversedge]

14. looking good. Thanks

[pandr32]

15. Excellent! Thanks for posting this!

[LannyDeVaney]

16. SUPER Tuesday, indeed!

[JackRiddler]

20. Is the Republican side winner-take-all?

[CapnSteve]

22. Why Democrats should care about Texas...

The short form:

1) Texas was a blue state, before Karl Rove, Tom Delay, et.al. did a power grab. Remember Barbara Jordan? Remember Ann Richards?

2) Texas, demographically, has become MORE blue. We are a majority minority state now, and have big, progressive majorities around Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.

3) Texas could flip to blue this year, in my humble opinion, if Donald "baby-hands" Trump is the GOP nominee and Hillary is the Dems pick. Then watch out Ted Cruz! You lose your seat in 2018!

With the two biggest delegate states (California and Texas) in the blue column, no Republican will win the white house in the next 30 years!

Happy clappy enough for ya? :-D