A new poll out this morning of GOP 2016 hopefuls shows Ted Cruz just edging out Scott Walker for first place:
WASHINGTON TIMES – Sen. Ted Cruz has a narrow edge over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a new survey on 2016 GOP hopefuls in Texas.
Twenty percent prefer Mr. Cruz in a would-be 2016 GOP presidential primary match-up, and 19 percent prefer Mr. Walker in a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. The numbers present a rapid rise for Mr. Walker, who was at 2 percent to Mr. Cruz’s 27 percent a few months ago.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson were next at 9 percent apiece, followed by former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who had been in second place in October, at 8 percent.
Back then, Mr. Cruz led the way at 27 percent, followed by Mr. Perry, then still governor, at 14 percent and Mr. Carson at 10 percent.
Normally I could care less about polls this early in the 2016 race because they don’t mean much. But considering Cruz and Walker are at the top, I had to post this one.