Ted Cruz: “Most of the polling that was in this race, even before the…”

“Now, there were a number of factors at play there, and I will say Donald Trump endorsed and endorsed late, and there's no doubt it had a very significant impact. That being said, Most of the polling that was in this race, even before the Trump endorsement, showed that Paxton was going to win. and was likely to win with a sizable victory. And so I think the Trump endorsement certainly grew that margin of victory and made it the dramatic, the nearly 30 point victory that it was.” (05:30–05:38)

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