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The invisible frontrunner in GOP race? Try Ted Cruz
Today's political spotlight -- once again -- is fixed on Donald Trump, given the three new polls (national NYT/CBS, Fox News of South Carolina,
Winthrop of South Carolina) that show him leading the Republican
presidential race. But now 53 days out from the first nominating
contest, it's time to consider Ted Cruz another frontrunner in the GOP
race at least when it comes to the Iowa caucuses. "Ted Cruz, the
no-compromise conservative purist, is on the verge of securing the
Christian conservative bloc, a linchpin that could secure victory in the
2016 Iowa caucuses, GOP insiders say," per the Des Moines Register.
"The question is whether Cruz can siphon enough tea party voters from
front-runner Donald Trump to vault Cruz into the No. 1 slot when votes
are counted less than two months from now, they say." The Washington Post's Cillizza adds
that Cruz is also set up well for the March 1 contests. "Assuming Cruz
is one of those candidates who makes it to March, the calendar starts to
look very favorable to him. On March 1 is what's being referred to as
the 'SEC primary'; Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas will
all vote on that first Tuesday in March."
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Source: NBC News
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