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Cruz who? Huff and puff aside, Texas senator still unknown

Despite months of vocal anti-Obamacare political maneuvering that culminated with a 21-hour televised talk-a-thon against the president's signature legislative
Ted Cruz Still An Unknown - Jane Timm - 10/02/2013
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) leaves a Republican Senate caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Despite months of vocal anti-Obamacare political maneuvering that culminated with a 21-hour televised talk-a-thon against the president's signature legislative achievement, the junior Republican senator from Texas is still unknown to most Americans.

In a new Quinnipiac poll, 58% of Americans said they didn't know enough about Sen. Ted Cruz to have an opinion.

Of those who did, 25% had an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party senator.

Only 16% favored him.

Other Republicans, like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul both ranked as more popular and well-known in the poll; Paul lead the primary field for the 2016 presidential nomination among registered Republicans.

The poll was conducted Sept. 23-29th—Cruz's fake filibuster occurred within that time—and surveyed 1,497 registered voters by land line and cell phone.

The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.5%.