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Rstrstx

(1,399 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2013, 11:50 PM Oct 2013

Misleading Express-News article suggests Cruz is still popular in TX

I was reading mysanantonio.com tonight and saw an article with a rather remarkable claim: that Ted Cruz was still popular (if you call 40% popular) in TX compared to the rest of the US. The article is here:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Lone-Star-State-goes-own-way-4911882.php

I went to look for the polling data they quote in the article and the Pew data they use nationally was done last week, where it showed Cruz's popularity had plunged since June among non Tea-Party Rs.

Then they go on to imply that Cruz's favorability hasn't taken much of a hit in the state, citing the "latest poll" from the UT-Texas Tribune. Well you can go to the Tribune polling website and the latest polling they have on Cruz was taken in (wait for it.....) last June. And in case you think they have access to a new unpublished poll the numbers the article cites exactly match the Tribune's June numbers.

Their June numbers aren't all that far off from Pew's June results, at least among Republicans, and to make the statement in the article "But Cruz remains strong in Texas" is deceiving at best. Disappointing reporting from a paper that I thought had improved in recent years.

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Misleading Express-News article suggests Cruz is still popular in TX (Original Post) Rstrstx Oct 2013 OP

Thanks joesdaughter Oct 2013 #1

I remember an old Molly Ivins quote: "You got to dance with those what brung you." libdem4life Oct 2013 #2

Cruz is as popular as an STD. TexasTowelie Oct 2013 #3

Good catch! onestepforward Oct 2013 #4

This is wishful thinking on the part of the paper Gothmog Oct 2013 #5

And this misleading polling data is being repeated all over radio & TV northoftheborder Oct 2013 #6

appeared on the front page of the Houston Chronicle yesterday - 10/20/13 RussBLib Oct 2013 #7

joesdaughter

(243 posts)

1. Thanks

Reply to Rstrstx (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 12:00 AM

Oct 2013

Good job at checking that out.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

2. I remember an old Molly Ivins quote: "You got to dance with those what brung you."

Reply to Rstrstx (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 12:18 AM

Oct 2013

RIP. But y'all have Wendy Davis and the Castros coming up.

TexasTowelie

(112,451 posts)

3. Cruz is as popular as an STD.

Reply to Rstrstx (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 01:05 AM

Oct 2013

There are plenty of people with one, but how many want one?

onestepforward

(3,691 posts)

4. Good catch!

Reply to Rstrstx (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 02:08 AM

Oct 2013

Too bad the paper misleadingly printed that. Have you thought about writing the paper or leaving a comment on the paper's site about this?

Gothmog

(145,610 posts)

5. This is wishful thinking on the part of the paper

Reply to Rstrstx (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 08:52 AM

Oct 2013

The tea party does not live in the real world and the author of this article Ian playing to these idiots

northoftheborder

(7,574 posts)

6. And this misleading polling data is being repeated all over radio & TV

Reply to Rstrstx (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 10:21 AM

Oct 2013

RussBLib

(9,037 posts)

7. appeared on the front page of the Houston Chronicle yesterday - 10/20/13

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 11:28 AM

Oct 2013

It really makes you wonder about rural Texans. The big cities in Texas often go Democratic, even if the GOP seats are gerrymandered. I find it a little hard to swallow that the rural folks can out-gun city-dwellers, but that seems to be consistently happening. Unless the voting machines are somewhat rigged, which would not surprise me. How is it that the big cities usually elect Democratic mayors, and yet these GOP'ers retain their seats?

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