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Sen. Ted Cruz wows at Texas’ GOP convention
Politico reports on the Texas Republican convention held over the weekend, beginning with these words: “The stage was set for a clash of political titans as three likely presidential candidates and thousands of conservatives” gathered together.
Instead, the Texas GOP convention turned into a blowout bash for Ted Cruz.
The Texas senator was introduced at times as “the next president of the United States.” His speeches were punctuated by chants of “Run, Ted, run!” and supporters mobbed him at his huge exhibition booth. Cruz easily overshadowed fellow potential 2016ers at the event, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and he dominated them in a substantial sampling in the presidential straw poll held there.
Here are the results of the informal poll which surveyed 5,266 of an estimated 7,000 convention-goers from June 4-7.
Sen. Ted Cruz 43.4%
Dr. Ben Carson 12.2 (not in attendance)
Sen. Rand Paul 12.1
Gov. Rick Perry 11.7
Gov. Jeb Bush 3.3
Establishment Republicans such as John McCain, who actually mocked Cruz as a “wacko bird” on the floor of the senate, disdain Cruz’s stick-it-to-Washington attitude —- which is exactly what wins him strong conservative support.
Source: http://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/sen-ted-cruz-wows-at-texas-gop-convention/
