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(127,678 posts) Sat May 31, 2014, 06:31 PM May 2014

Cruz wins presidential straw poll at GOP summit [View all]

Source: AP

NEW ORLEANS —

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won the latest 2016 presidential straw poll at a conservative summit in Louisiana.

Cruz took 30 percent of the vote at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. He edged out conservative speaker and author Ben Carson.

Organizers at the annual conference say about a third out of 1,500 delegates voted in the straw poll. Delegates had to pay to register for the conference and vote in the straw poll.

Cruz promised delegates Saturday to continue his uncompromising approach on Capitol Hill.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/ap/top-news/cruz-wins-presidential-straw-poll-at-gop-summit/ngBSs/

Carson did not speak at the summit. My only question is who let Cruz keep his passport when he was overseas this week?

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Cruz wins presidential straw poll at GOP summit [View all] TexasTowelie May 2014 OP

That headline made me laugh right out loud. LOL! Yes, please nominate him, GOP, please. Demit May 2014 #1

And they paid for the privilege to vote for him! TexasTowelie May 2014 #2

And if the Democratic candidates plane crashes two weeks before the election, A Simple Game May 2014 #16

Oh yes indeedy. I think we have a deeper bench. Demit May 2014 #22

Two weeks from the election the bench probably doesn't matter anymore. A Simple Game Jun 2014 #45

Have it your way. Demit Jun 2014 #46

And wishing Ted Cruz to have a 50-50 chance to be President isn't peculiar? A Simple Game Jun 2014 #47

You are very argumentative. Demit Jun 2014 #48

If I wished Ted Cruz on you would you be happy? A Simple Game Jun 2014 #51

Oh! SoapBox May 2014 #3

That's pathetic. Solly Mack May 2014 #4

Well he possess wonderful family values.. busterbrown May 2014 #5

LMAO! Thank you! Solly Mack May 2014 #6

Excellent. Kingofalldems May 2014 #7

Great News Roy Rolling May 2014 #8

May I congratulate President Clinton. Good luck to her. Jack Rabbit May 2014 #9

Have to agree Android3.14 May 2014 #10

I hope you appreciate how hard it was for me to type that . . . Jack Rabbit May 2014 #11

I think I do Android3.14 May 2014 #12

I just can't see the Republicans being quite that stupid. They're close...but not quite there yet. StevieM May 2014 #23

I'd like to see her version of this: freshwest Jun 2014 #42

Please! Please! Let him win the Republican Nomination dem in texas May 2014 #13

Oh my goodness oldandhappy May 2014 #14

Too good to be true? NastyRiffraff May 2014 #15

LOL. (nt) pinto May 2014 #17

Ted Cruz Can't Be President Wolf Frankula May 2014 #18

+1 area51 Jun 2014 #39

Certainly he can, and it's a bad idea for our side to spread such silliness. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #56

The right wingers know they are wrong too treestar Jun 2014 #58

You give the right wingers more credit for intellect than I do. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #60

I understand your point but I don't think it's a tactical mistake. mac56 Jun 2014 #64

What a pathetic, sorry bunch. mountain grammy May 2014 #19

So...they want Ted Cruz to be President of the Straws? Ken Burch May 2014 #20

Just the short straw. Blue Owl May 2014 #21

Didn't bachmann win it last year? Those rw straw voters in Iowa sure have Cha May 2014 #24

She won the Iowa in 2011 for the 2012 election stuff... titaniumsalute May 2014 #29

Oh right.. "last year".. meaning Cha May 2014 #35

How Wonderful! n/t TygrBright May 2014 #25

Carnival Cruz is more laughable than Mitt Romeny Skittles May 2014 #26

The birther party wants Texas's Canadian Senator for president. jwirr May 2014 #27

Meaningless titaniumsalute May 2014 #28

Was that for President of Canada? LynneSin May 2014 #30

That only matters.... abakan Jun 2014 #55

How much do these people hate America? JeffHead May 2014 #31

The Canadian Born Ted Cruz krobar659 May 2014 #32

Since when............ MyOwnPeace May 2014 #33

Exactly. Some of the fancier birther arguments treestar Jun 2014 #59

Destroying America To Build A Better Hard Right Theocracy! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #34

Fruitloop walkingman Jun 2014 #36

Nice to know that they're still going with stupid and crazy. 6000eliot Jun 2014 #37

The straw poll winner seems to be one of the first to drop out davidpdx Jun 2014 #38

that is because the straw poll winner is a straw man olddad56 Jun 2014 #49

Capt. Rafael Eduardo Cruz bearssoapbox Jun 2014 #40

Surprising really Turbineguy Jun 2014 #41

Paying to vote GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #43

Oh I hope so, oh I hope so........... Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #44

Ted Cruz would be the kind of president seen in Idiocracy. Helen Borg Jun 2014 #50

nice!!! I say all democrats, progressives and liberals need to beachbum bob Jun 2014 #52

I Wonder if he was travelling on a US or Canadian passport? dballance Jun 2014 #53

Hurrah!! Scurrilous Jun 2014 #54

Now what was that about the GOP 'establishment' wresting control from the Tea Baggers???? LongTomH Jun 2014 #57

The gods cannot possibly be that good. Arkana Jun 2014 #61

It would be difficult to lose to Ted Cruz in a national election yurbud Jun 2014 #62

"He (Cruz) edged out conservative speaker and author Ben Carson." yellowcanine Jun 2014 #63

The Cruz as the Republican nominee? Beacool Jun 2014 #65