Ted Cruz Wins RLC Straw Poll

[ScreamingEagle]

Ted Cruz says to win We The People must STAND FOR PRINCIPLE....

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) won the Republican Leadership Conference straw poll, Saturday, with neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson coming in a close second.

Chris Christie came in dead last with 1.1% of the vote. The other establishment favorite, Jeb Bush fared slightly better with 4.42% of the vote.

The conference was held in New Orleans, this weekend and attended by Republican Party activists, elected officials, and candidates for office.

The full results via the Right Scoop:

In the straw poll, 633 ballots were cast, which was attended by more than 1,500 people. The results were as follows:

1. Ted Cruz — 30.33 percent
2. Ben Carson — 29.38 percent
3. Rand Paul — 10.43 percent
4. Mike Huckabee — 5.06 percent
5. Rick Perry — 4.90 percent
6. Curt Clawson (write-in) 4.58 percent
7. Jeb Bush — 4.42 percent
8. Marco Rubio — 3.32 percent
9. Rick Santorum — 2.37 percent
10. Paul Ryan — 2.05 percent
11. Allen West (write-in) — 2.05 percent
12. Chris Christie — 1.11%

Ted Cruz Wins RLC Straw Poll (Video)

 

[Nutz]

Thank goodness these straw polls are usually the kiss of death. Ted Cruz is a canadian idiot.

 

[Peach]

Thank goodness these straw polls are usually the kiss of death. Ted Cruz is a canadian idiot.

Born in Canada, did not relinquish dual citizenship until he decided to run for office.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Wasn't that mutant from Duck Dynasty the keynote speaker there?

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Thank goodness these straw polls are usually the kiss of death. Ted Cruz is a canadian idiot.

Born in Canada, did not relinquish dual citizenship until he decided to run for office.

so....?

Cruz is a 'natural-born' U.S. citizen...just as John McCain is (born in Panama)...both Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton co-sponsored a Senate measure to settle McCain's eligibility to run for president...

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? | PolitiFact

 

[TheOldSchool]

His acceptance speech will be a reading of Horton Hears a Who and Clifford the Big Red Dog

 

[ScreamingEagle]

His acceptance speech will be a reading of Horton Hears a Who and Clifford the Big Red Dog

because he wants to reach out to all you low-infomation voters...

 

[TheOldSchool]

His acceptance speech will be a reading of Horton Hears a Who and Clifford the Big Red Dog

because he wants to reach out to all you low-infomation voters...

Hmm. Well cons probably believe that Clifford is some kind of liberal conspiracy so his base probably wouldn't approve

 

[Plasmaball]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO a straw poll......Completely meaningless right now.

 

[Indeependent]

"Ted Cruz says to win We The People must STAND FOR PRINCIPLE...."

Really?!
Wow a shock he didn't say we must stand for the Canadian National Anthem or readings from Dr. Seuss.

 

[Peach]

Thank goodness these straw polls are usually the kiss of death. Ted Cruz is a canadian idiot.

Born in Canada, did not relinquish dual citizenship until he decided to run for office.

so....?

Cruz is a 'natural-born' U.S. citizen...just as John McCain is (born in Panama)...both Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton co-sponsored a Senate measure to settle McCain's eligibility to run for president...

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? | PolitiFact

McCain was born on a US military installation. Not so with Cruz; there is genuine issue of eligibilty with him.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

"Ted Cruz says to win We The People must STAND FOR PRINCIPLE...."

Really?!
Wow a shock he didn't say we must stand for the Canadian National Anthem or readings from Dr. Seuss.

i'll give you shock......Cruz is more American than any of you loser Dimwits...

 

[TheOldSchool]

I demand to see his birth certificate!!!

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Run Ted Run, pretty please? I like winning.

 

[Howey]

Wasn't that mutant from Duck Dynasty the keynote speaker there?

Hah. Which one?

 

[Indeependent]

"Ted Cruz says to win We The People must STAND FOR PRINCIPLE...."

Really?!
Wow a shock he didn't say we must stand for the Canadian National Anthem or readings from Dr. Seuss.

i'll give you shock......Cruz is more American than any of you loser Dimwits...

Is that why he chose to live off the tax payer teat?
So I guess Democrats must be right after all.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

I demand to see his birth certificate!!!

Cruz has already quickly supplied it to the press......unlike someone else we know.....

Ted Cruz birth certificate released | Senator born in Canada, U.S. citizen | Dallas Morning News

 

[TheOldSchool]

I demand to see his birth certificate!!!

Cruz has already quickly supplied it to the press......unlike someone else we know.....

Ted Cruz birth certificate released | Senator born in Canada, U.S. citizen | Dallas Morning News

Scam!!! That's got "photoshopped" written ALL over it!

The American people deserve ANSWERS! What's Cruz so afraid of? Where's the REAL long form certificate???

 

[Peach]

I demand to see his birth certificate!!!

Cruz has already quickly supplied it to the press......unlike someone else we know.....

Ted Cruz birth certificate released | Senator born in Canada, U.S. citizen | Dallas Morning News

The article you posted states his eligibility is in question. He needs a declaratory judgment to clear that up.

 

[aaronleland]

Straw polls are useless. In 2007 Mitt Romney won the Iowa Straw Poll. McCain came in 10th place. In 2011 Michelle Bachmann won. Mitt Romney came in 7th. See a trend here? Useless.