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Will Evangelicals Lift Cruz Above Trump?

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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Evangelical voters were the major reason for Donald Trump's defeat in the Iowa Caucus, according to polling experts.

Monday evening saw U.S. Senator Ted Cruz gain first place in the Iowa Caucus, with Trump getting second, and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio nabbing third.

According to voter polling data compiled by Edison Media Research for National Election Pool and various media organizations, 64 percent of Republican caucus-goers were evangelical.
Of that number, 34 percent went for Sen. Cruz, 22 percent went for Trump, and 21 percent went for Sen. Rubio.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/iowa-evangelical-voters-cruz-trump-caucus-156571/#TCwFhFUud3rVASjY.99

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