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Is Ted Cruz the next Marco Rubio?


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Sarah Palin kept her winning streak of 2012 endorsements intact Tuesday as Ted Cruz forced establishment favorite Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst into a runoff in the Texas U.S. Senate race: Cruz, a Cuban-American lawyer who

David Dewhurst and tea-party backed former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz are heading to a runoff in the state's Republican primary for US Senate. The race to replace US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has been fierce, with brutal attacks from all sides.

So what kind of chances does Ted Cruz have? Let's look at past Texas runoffs. In 1998, Barry Williamson beat John Cornyn 38 percent to 32 percent in the first round of balloting for attorney general. Cornyn came back and

They report that the picture is very different when it comes to Palin, who supports Ted Cruz. PPP, a Democratic-leaning firm, found that 36 percent of Texas Republicans say Palin's support would make them more likely to back a candidate,

(jhohmann@politico.com; Twitter: @jameshohmann) TEXAS TWO STEP – CRUZ FORCES RUNOFF WITH DEWHURST: “Front-runner David Dewhurst and tea party darling Ted Cruz were headed for another round in the Republican US Senate race after Dewhurst fell shy of a