Public Policy Polling recently released a poll of 443 likely Republican voters nationwide. The poll showed a rise in Cruz’s numbers to 16 percent from the 5 percent he had in the last PPP poll. Since the previous poll, Cruz has officially announced his candidacy, and it seems as though his announcement gave his numbers a boost. The new poll places Cruz in the top tier of candidates along with Jeb Bush and Scott Walker. The full results of the poll were as follows:

• Scott Walker, 20%
• Jeb Bush, 17%
• Ted Cruz, 16%
• Rand Paul, 10%
• Ben Carson, 10%
• Not Sure, 8%
• Marco Rubio, 6%
• Mike Huckabee, 6%
• Chris Christie, 4%
• Rick Perry, 3%

In addition to Cruz’s surge, Rand Paul has also seen a significant increase in support. He now has 10 percent support, up from 4 percent in the last PPP poll.

Joshua Pinho works for American Principles in Action.