Poll: Cruz Leading Dewhurst by 10 Points
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz has a 10-point lead over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the GOP race to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, according to the latest poll from Public Policy Polling.
The North Carolina-based firm, which surveys races nationally using automated telephone polls, found Cruz leading Dewhurst 52 percent to 42 percent among likely voters in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff. Among voters who identify with the Tea Party, Cruz's lead grows dramatically to 75 percent to 22 percent.
Among those who said they had already voted, Cruz was ahead of Dewhurst 55 percent ...
Comments (15)
Terri Gregory via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yuck. What's worse than Dewhurst? Cruz.
Leo Tynan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
A depressing election. No good outcome.
Randy Thompson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
And he will be elected to the Senate and Texass will become an official T-Bag State.
Glenda Hawthorne via Texas Tribune on Facebook
They're both horrible.
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yuck.
Terri Gregory via Texas Tribune on Facebook
VOTE DEMOCRAT!
Burwell John Thompson III via Texas Tribune on Facebook
VOTE CRUZ
Bruno F. Rivera via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Majority of these People are hating on Cruz, because he is backed by the Ron Paul Family. Keep up with the good work. Either that, or these people are a bunch of Democrats who also lies though their teeth when it comes to minorites and workers, you guys are still sucking on the government's tit just like the Neocons.
Jalapeño Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Easier to defeat!
Tim McClure via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I predict he'll, um, Cruz to victory. Lone Star State politics - the good, the bad, and the ugly - no place else but Texas!
Jason Stoddard via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Cruz's legal record, especially as it pertains to ecommerce and decentralizing markets (unnatural monopolies) is impressive. Win, lose or draw, his campaign did not do enough to tell this story.
Mike Michaels via Texas Tribune on Facebook
ted cruz is a principled conservative with a bright national future. he may someday be representing texas in the white house.
Matt W Wolff via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Mr. Cruz was born in Canada and is therefore Constitutionally ineligible to serves as POTUS.
Luisa Inez Newton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
More revolting Republicans who deny climate change
Jim Arnold
Cruz will be in the pocket of the traitor Grover Norquist for the rest of his political career.