Cruz the overwhelming favorite in conservative straw poll
Source: NBC
Though his approval rating may be slipping nationally, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz received an overwhelming nod of confidence from conservative activists on Saturday with a decisive victory in the Values Voter straw poll.
The Texas firebrand received a whopping 42 percent of the vote at the gathering of social conservatives, garnering more than triple the amount of support of second place finisher, conservative activists Dr. Ben Carson, who got 13 percent. Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum came in a close third, also receiving 13 percent of the vote. Sens. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio rounded out the top five, receiving six and five percent of support, respectively.
Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council President that sponsored the summit, said Cruz was “very grateful to know that there are Americans across the country who are standing with him as he stands for your values in Washington, D.C."
All of the top five finishers addressed the summit, which is a common stop for conservatives mulling presidential runs. Notably absent was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who Perkins said was not invited because he does not routinely work with the group.
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This is why the Republican party is so dysfunctional. Too many of them pander to the hard right while folks who actually try to govern are often shunned.
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The Clintons are behind this. 
The Tea Party turns on them:
Yep, so keep on keeping on supporting the Canadian Ted Cruz Tea GOPers. He's falling straight into Sister Sarah Palin territory as bat-crap cray-cray anyway.
