If voters are looking for a Diet Trump, Ted Cruz supporters suggest looking no further than the Texas Senator. 'Cruz is like Trump, but at a toned-down level,' Iowa state Senator Jake Chapman told Bloomberg Politics. With Trump feeling heat this week after saying he wanted to ban non-American Muslims from entering the United States in light of last week's terror attack in San Bernardino, California, the entire Republican field is under pressure to react. But it's Cruz's fans who are seeing the silver lining. Even before Trump's Monday announcement, Cruz was nipping at his heels, with a Monmouth University poll showing the Texas senator in first place in Iowa, a first this campaign cycle.With Donald Trump under fire, Ted Cruz supporters are saying that their guy is a viable alternative with outsider pizzazzCruz is already performing well in Iowa, with one poll this week showing the senator in first placeThe Cruz supporters point to the senator's record showing that his Trump-esque actions - like shutting down the government - speak louder than Trump's wordsFor more on the GOP candidates visit www.dailymail.co.uk/gopprimary
Supporters say they like _ for many of the same reasons voters say they like Trump, except that Cruz has a real political record.