Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is in a virtual dead heat with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) among Republicans in Cruz’s home state, a new poll surveying the prospective 2016 Republican presidential field found.
The poll, conducted by the University of Texas/Texas Tribune found that Cruz has the support of 20 percent of registered voters while Walker has the support of 19 percent, putting the two likely 2016 candidates in a virtual tie. That’s a shift from October, when the poll found Cruz leading Walker with 26 percent.
The poll also found former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and conservative surgeon Ben Carson tied with 9 percent each, and former Texas Gov. Rich Perry (R) with 8 percent, among Republican primary voters.
While none of those Republicans have formally announced their candidacy for president, they have all taken serious steps toward jumping into the 2016 Republican primary.
“Scott Walker is clearly breathing some of the oxygen on the right. The big takeaway here is that Ted Cruz is still a giant among Texas Republicans — but he is not invulnerable,” Jim Henson, co-director of the poll and head of the Texas Politics Project at UT-Austin, said. “Conservatives are willing to look at another candidate who fits that profile.”
The poll was conducted among 1387 respondents between February 6 and February 16. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.36 percentage points.
Well now, “Isn’t that sweet”?
Come on teddy bear, whip out some of that canadian/texaaaas super smart stuff and kick his butt all the way home. lol
Now that is what I call a race to the bottom [of the barrel].
…and I need to know this because…?
Texans are partial to stand tall guys who aren’t afraid to back down from softball questions like “Do you believe in evolution, gravity and a round earth”?
… Scott Walker stands a credible chance of being the next President of the United States of America.
Let that sink in.
And, the comment I was going to make before I distracted myself with that reply:
One of the few strategies that we can pursue here is to tie Walker TO Cruz, at every single opportunity. Let no chance slip by to compare Walker’s batshit crazy to Cruz’s batshit crazy. Most of America has no idea who Scott Walker is … but most people know exactly who and what Ted Cruz is. The more people who understand that a vote for Walker is like a vote for Cruz, the less chance Walker will have of sitting in the Whitehouse.