Trump leads field in poll released Wednesday

“And as much as I like Donald Trump personally, there is a marked difference between his record and my record”, Cruz said. Cory Gardner, Colorado Republican, told The Washington Times – though he was quick to point out he’s one of those backing Mr. Rubio. This contrasts with a tighter contest between Cruz and Trump in Iowa but reflects most recent national polls, in which he has consistently been a clear frontrunner. Ted Cruz, who’s biting at Trump’s heels in Iowa, and now is in the No. 2 spot in the Granite state, standing at 14 percent.

Donald Trump’s lead among voters in Georgia is as strong as anywhere in the country at 10 points ahead of Ted Cruz, according to a survey for Morris News Service released Monday.

Ted Cruz’s eligibility to serve as president, telling his rival his birth in Canada leaves “a big question mark on your head”.

Defending religious liberty has been a rallying cry for Cruz’s campaign.

The primary in New Hampshire is scheduled for February 9 and the Iowa caucus is on February 1.

She leads Christie 45% to 42%, beats Cruz 47% to 41% and tops Trump 48% to 39%.

“Mr. Trump’s pitch to the Washington establishment is he’s a dealmaker”, Cruz said.

He also repeated the details of a news story about Cruz failing to disclose on federal campaign-finance papers a Goldman Sachs loan in his 2012 Senate run.

The other candidates were in single digits in the survey of 803 likely voters conducted by automated callers to phones and mobile devices. Cruz praised the Tea Party darling and said who she backs in 2016 is her choice.

The Texas senator first used the phrase last week and, when pressed to define it during Thursday night’s debate, said he meant that New Yorkers are “socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro-gay-marriage” and inclined to “focus around money and the media”.

“If my people, which are called by my name, would humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear their prayers and will forgive their sins and I will heal their land”, he said. “It didn’t make him look transcendental and presidential”, he said.