Texas Pulse/Statesman poll

Cruz, Clinton still lead in Texas

Despite taking a tumble in national polls and early voting states, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz still has a 12-percentage-point lead over businessman Donald Trump in the Texas Republican presidential primary, according to the Texas Pulse/Statesman poll released Feb. 24, 2016. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a whopping 40-point lead over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Methodology: This Texas Pulse poll surveyed about 1,000 likely voters — 620 Republicans and 411 Democrats — between Feb. 19 and Feb. 22.

Source: Crosswind Media & Public Relations

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