GREEN BAY, WI -- Republican presidential candidate, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, was back in Green Bay Sunday trying to secure votes ahead of Tuesday's election.
He's also hoping to win any still undecided voters.
Cruz was joined on stage by Governor Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, Rep. Andre Jacque ([R] De Pere), and former Packer Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila.
Cruz campaign staff say that nearly 2,200 people had RSVP'd for today's event, which goes to show that political momentum is alive in Wisconsin before the primaries.
"We're going to see manufacturing jobs coming back to Wisconsin," says Cruz during the rally, "we're going to see wages rising for Americans across this country."
On Sunday Cruz connected with voters with promises of job growth, and fighting for constitutional freedoms.
"I'm really big on the constitution, I love the constitution," says Stephanie Soucek, of Sturgeon Bay, "and I really feel like he's going to restore a lot of power back to the people, and to the states."
"I think he really articulates the conservative vision very well," says Rep. Jacque, who also helped introduce Cruz, "I think that all the momentum is with Sen. Cruz right now, particularly with Donald Trump taking shots at Gov. Walker for things, like Act 10," adds Jacque, referring to the successful push to strip WI public sector workers of their collective bargaining rights.
And while Trump has been able to get some Republican voters to turn on Walker at Trump's recent rallies in Wisconsin, even eliciting "boos" toward the Governor from crowd members, Cruz supporters seem more than willing to cheer for Walker.
"If we can show that principled conservative leadership can work in a blue state, like Wisconsin, there's no doubt, with the right leadership, we can make it work for America," added Walker to applause from the crowd.
Meanwhile, Trump says he's feeling confident ahead of Tuesday.
"I think this has the feel of a victory," says Trump, "If i weren't connecting with the people, I wouldn't be here. I probably wouldn't be here right now, I'd be back in New York."
According to the latest Marquette Law School poll, Cruz has a 10 percentage point lead over Trump in Wisconsin going into Tuesday.
Political experts estimate that about 40% of people are expected to show up for Tuesday's primaries, which would be the highest turnout since 1980.
