A new poll out from Public Policy Polling suggests that Ted Cruz’s Canadian birth might be a problem for the candidate on caucus day with 47% of Iowa Republicans saying someone who is born outside of the U.S. shouldn’t be allowed to run for president:
.@ppppolls shared some interesting data on how the Ted Cruz Canadian birth flap plays in Iowa https://t.co/pGAHidwJRI
— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) January 12, 2016
47% of Iowa GOP voters think someone born in another country shouldn’t be allowed to serve as president https://t.co/pGAHidwJRI
— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) January 12, 2016
Also, more Iowa Republicans (34%) believe the Canadian-born Cruz was born in the US than Barack Obama (28%), who was actually born in the US
— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) January 12, 2016
Oof.
Wow. This is gonna be an issue that doesn't go away. https://t.co/10938yva71
— Wise Republic (@WiseRepublic) January 12, 2016
This ought to be reason enough to take their status as "important primary state" away from them. SMDH https://t.co/3b9Z7puVXp
— Kandi (@kspetzman) January 12, 2016
Wow! This could be a very problematic issue for Ted Cruz. https://t.co/B35Gn8Xplw
— Matthew Goldfuss (@Too_Much_Reason) January 12, 2016
Hooboy. https://t.co/SSYcthvLrr
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 12, 2016
Could this be one explanations for why Cruz is in “free fall” in Iowa? Cruz’s lead is down to 0.5% in the Real Clear Politics poll average:
Ted Cruz in in free fall in Iowa and no one is noticing it.
RealClearPolitics – Iowa Republican Caucus https://t.co/uyaxXKomhm
— JayfromBrooklyn (@AmateurPolSc) January 12, 2016
Questioning if Cruz is a “natural born” citizen and thus able to serve as president has become a staple in GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s stump speech:
Trump tells Iowans Ted Cruz is going around saying he’s a natural-born citizen.
“The point is, you’re not!”— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 9, 2016
Donald Trump asks if Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen. Crowd in Reno roars no. Trump: "Who the hell knows."
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 10, 2016
Trump on Cruz: "I would like to win it straight up." Cruz being disqualified would be like a wrestler folding for being the wrong weight.
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 10, 2016
In Reno, Donald Trump continues attack on Ted Cruz: "He was totally in favor of amnesty."
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 10, 2016
Six minutes into an attack on Ted Cruz, Donald Trump throws in: "By the way, he's a nice guy."
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 10, 2016
Okay, Donald Trump is now back to Ted Cruz's eligibility: "There is a doubt. We can't have a doubt."
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 10, 2016
Candidates Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina have played the birther card of late, too:
Rand Paul: Cruz is a "natural-born Canadian" https://t.co/GblzOmWBTL pic.twitter.com/D0NFMbg86A
— The Hill (@thehill) January 12, 2016
Carly Fiorina Joins the Cruz Birther Bandwagon https://t.co/OKUy0n4DdN
— RedState (@RedState) January 11, 2016
And this is actually a good point:
No slight to Ted Cruz, but in an increasingly migratory world, *shouldn’t* the US have an agreed legal definition of “natural born citizen”?
— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 12, 2016
Maybe this will be the year to finally settle it?
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