Powered by enormous support from very conservative voters, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz surged past expectations to capture a victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night. Cruz earned the support of 4 in 10 "very conservative" voters in the state, a group which made up 40 per cent of the electorate, according to preliminary entrance poll data. Cruz was also backed by 1 out of every 3 evangelical voters - an important victory in a group that was nearly two-thirds of the electorate....
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