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How Ted Cruz wooed and won Donald Trump

In the world of politics, this summer’s odd-couple buddy movie stars Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.).

The script goes something like this: Two men are rivals for the Republican presidential nomination — but one pursues the other until the pair strike up an unlikely friendship.

The GOP won’t win back the White House in 2016 without garnering substantially more support from Hispanic voters than it received three years ago. That’s especially true in Colorado, Nevada and Florida, three swing states that are crucial to the party’s presidential prospects and include Hispanic voting blocs that are influential, sizable and growing larger with every election cycle.

Donald Trump has built a bigger, more enduring lead in the polls than nearly anyone expected. He’s also upended the race for the Republican presidential nomination in another way: almost all the other candidates can be defined by their reactions to Trump.

Latinos hate Donald Trump. But guess who they like: Jeb Bush.

Back in 2012, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney won the white vote 59 percent to 39 percent. He lost Hispanics by a notorious margin, 71-27.

The Daily 202: Post poll shows Hillary wounded but Biden’s image far from stellar

A brand new Washington Post-ABC News poll underscores how bad this summer was for Hillary Rodham Clinton: 53 percent of Americans have an unfavorable impression of her, up 8 points from our July poll and the highest number since April 2008. The dislike is intense: 39 percent view her in a strongly unfavorable way, compared to only 21 percent who view her in a “strongly favorable” light.

Ted Cruz Hoping to Tap Into Donald Trump’s Star Power

As a legitimate celebrity from his 14 seasons as the host of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump’s candidacy for president has been a ratings boost for the Republican Party, both literally and figuratively.

Haters for Trump

They think Donald Trump’s ideas are “disgusting.” They think he is making a mockery of the American political system and that even he doesn’t take his own candidacy seriously. And that is exactly why they say they plan to vote for him.