Posted on 02/25/2015 7:00:25 AM PST by wolfman23601
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.”
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