Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has boosted his lead over GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump in a new survey of Texas primary voters.
The Dixie Strategies Poll taken Monday, and released Wednesday, shows Cruz ahead of the real estate billionaire by more than 8 percentage points statewide.
At the end of January, Cruz was leading
by 5 percentage points.
Here's the latest breakdown:
- Cruz: 33 percent
- Trump: 25 percent
- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio: 15 percent
- Ohio Gov. John Kasich: 8 percent
- Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson: 6 percent
- Undecided: 13 percent
In the Democratic presidential primary race, Hillary Clinton dominates with 61 percent over rival Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has 29 percent. In January, Clinton was ahead 50-16 over Sanders.
The margin of error of GOP primary voters statewide is 3.64 percent; for Democrats, the margin of error is 3.77 percent.
The Texas primary is March 1.
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