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applegrove

(118,696 posts) Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:03 PM Dec 2015

Donald Trump up 4 points over Ted Cruz in Quinnipiac poll

Donald Trump up 4 points over Ted Cruz in Quinnipiac poll

By Theodore Schleifer, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/22/politics/trump-cruz-quinnipiac-poll/

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Washington (CNN)—Donald Trump's lead over Ted Cruz has shrunk to just 4 percentage points in the second national poll after last week's Republican debate.

Trump wins 28% support in a Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday, with Cruz nipping at his heels with 24%. Following that pair is Marco Rubio with 12% support, Ben Carson with 10%, Chris Christie with 6% and Jeb Bush with 4%. The survey was in the field entirely after CNN's debate in Las Vegas on Dec. 15.

Cruz has been steadily climbing and overtaking Trump in Iowa, and there is some evidence that the Texas senator is managing to perform similarly nationally. But in most polls, Trump's national lead has stretched to new heights, with some recent surveys showing that more than 40% of Republican voters would support him today.

A Fox News poll taken similarly after the debate showed Trump with 39% support.

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Donald Trump up 4 points over Ted Cruz in Quinnipiac poll (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2015 OP

Darn. Looks like Cruz's strategy worked. applegrove Dec 2015 #1

I actually think that Cruz would be a worse president than Trump. That's no easy task. (eom) StevieM Dec 2015 #3

I know what you mean. Trump may be making up his racism to attract the base. Still horrible. applegrove Dec 2015 #5

DARN! Vogon_Glory Dec 2015 #2

That is bad news Yorktown Dec 2015 #4

That was in June oberliner Dec 2015 #7

You are a pessimist Yorktown Dec 2015 #8

Did you think he'd be doing this well for this long? oberliner Dec 2015 #9

I am not surprised Yorktown Dec 2015 #10

I definitely don't think he is a complete idiot oberliner Dec 2015 #11

He himself said so Yorktown Dec 2015 #12

Frankly from the get go I thought this would happen Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #13

Amazing that they are 1 and 2 oberliner Dec 2015 #6

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

1. Darn. Looks like Cruz's strategy worked.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:04 PM

Dec 2015

I cannot decide who I dislike more: Cruz or Trump.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)

3. I actually think that Cruz would be a worse president than Trump. That's no easy task. (eom)

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:03 PM

Dec 2015

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

5. I know what you mean. Trump may be making up his racism to attract the base. Still horrible.

Reply to StevieM (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:13 PM

Dec 2015

Cruz I doubt likes most other humans and seems to enjoy making others unhappy.

Vogon_Glory

(9,120 posts)

2. DARN!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:58 PM

Dec 2015

Darn! I was going to see Tedito beat the Donald in the primaries and then get whipped in the November 2016 election.

Since I'm a Texan, I'm already thinking about 2018 and a chance to fire Cruz from the US Senate.

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

4. That is bad news

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:06 PM

Dec 2015

I really relished the perspective of seeing Trump as the official contender.

Maybe with Michelle Bachmann as a VP.

I love comedy.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

7. That was in June

Reply to Yorktown (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:10 AM

Dec 2015

Folks don't seem to be laughing any more.

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

8. You are a pessimist

Reply to oberliner (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:24 AM

Dec 2015

I am confident the Donald would not have disappointed fans of comedy everywhere.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

9. Did you think he'd be doing this well for this long?

Reply to Yorktown (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:41 AM

Dec 2015

I am quite surprised to be honest.

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

10. I am not surprised

Reply to oberliner (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:44 AM

Dec 2015

You can't expect a guy who built a fortune to be a complete idiot:

he's a very effective demagogue, he knows what buttons to push on.

Luckily, his rhetoric is too ham fisted for his own good.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

11. I definitely don't think he is a complete idiot

Reply to Yorktown (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:46 AM

Dec 2015

I just thought he was in it for some PR and was not particularly interested in becoming President.

In fact, I still sort of think that.

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

12. He himself said so

Reply to oberliner (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:51 AM

Dec 2015

He's in it for the fun*.

If he wins the presidency, that would be an added bonus.

* (I wish he stays, for the same reason)

Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)

13. Frankly from the get go I thought this would happen

Reply to oberliner (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:09 AM

Dec 2015

I think he has a serious shot at the presidency, with Hillary as nominee. The Republicans will come out in force to vote against her.

DNC is seriously underestimating Trumps appeal, and so are the polls.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

6. Amazing that they are 1 and 2

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:09 AM

Dec 2015

It's really a different universe over on the other side.

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