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Sunshine State News: Cruz Displays Conservative Support Before Florida Primary

By  //  March 15, 2016

Florida accounts for 99 delagates

Sen. Ted Cruz is leading the pack in his home state of Texas before the Republican presidential primary, but his fellow GOP candidates Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are both closely nipping at his heels, polling only a few points behind him. (Ted Cruz image)
Placing third in most polls of Florida, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, made his final appeal to Sunshine State Republicans on Monday, noting he has the support of almost 400 leading conservatives across the state. (Ted Cruz image)

(SunshineStateNews.com) — Placing third in most polls of Florida, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, made his final appeal to Sunshine State Republicans on Monday, noting he has the support of almost 400 leading conservatives across the state.

Trailing businessman Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in most of the polls, Cruz does not appear to be positioned to claim the 99 delegates on the line in the Florida primary on Tuesday. However there are some polls showing Cruz within striking distance of Rubio to claim second.

In recent days, Cruz, who is second only to Trump in the total delegate count, focused more attention on Illinois and North Carolina where he can add delegates on Tuesday as opposed to winner take all states like Florida and Ohio.

Despite that, at the end of last week, the Cruz team trumpeted the endorsements of almost 80 pastors and religious conservatives from across Florida.

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