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Ted Cruz 2016 effort adds Texas GOP finance chairman
The Dallas Morning News' Trailblazers Blog ^ | February 24, 2015 | Todd J. Gillman

Posted on 02/24/2015 10:29:01 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The budding Cruz 2016 campaign is adding some fund-raising muscle, with the Texas GOP finance chairman joining the effort.

Hal Lambert, a Fort Worth money manager who has served three years as the state party’s top fund-raiser, said Tuesday that he is stepping down to help Sen. Ted Cruz if he runs for president.

Lambert supported the 2012 presidential campaign of then-Gov. Rick Perry, who – like Cruz – has been spending lots of time with Republican activists in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, where early contests are critical stops on the way to the White House.

“It’s not just over Perry. It’s over the other candidates as well,” Lambert said by phone. “We need a new generation of leaders. Sen. Cruz is a real statesman and can articulate a message and has shown courage about the challenges right now. He’s doing a great job.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Texas; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; cruz; election2016; rickperry; tedcruz; texas

1 posted on 02/24/2015 10:29:02 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Outstanding.

Glad to see Senator Cruz starting to move on his campaign.


2 posted on 02/24/2015 10:46:21 AM PST by kidd
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

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3 posted on 02/24/2015 10:54:11 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: kidd

And .. Ted has been meeting with General Vallely .. one of my favorites .. along with McInerney.


4 posted on 02/24/2015 12:51:32 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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