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Ted Cruz doubles fundraising goals in first week as official 2016 candidate
politico..com ^ | 3/27/15 | Katie Glueck

Posted on 03/27/2015 9:10:16 AM PDT by cotton1706

In his first week as a presidential candidate, Ted Cruz raked in $2 million, doubling his team’s initial goal of $1 million for the time period.

The Texas Republican, who officially announced his bid for president on Monday, had pulled in that figure by Thursday night, his aides confirmed.

He hit the initial $1 million goal early Tuesday morning, hours after announcing, his team said, the result in part of a swanky New York City fundraiser Monday night and online donations.

Cruz, a favorite of the conservative grassroots, won’t be the pick of GOP establishment megadonors and still faces an uphill battle to raise the massive sums that are critical to running a successful campaign. But by beating fundraising expectations this week, the senator was able to project strength as other likely presidential contenders, like Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, move closer to officially joining him in the presidential field.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz2016; elections; fundraising
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1 posted on 03/27/2015 9:10:16 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Be afraid, GOP-wing of the Democrat party.

Be very afraid.


2 posted on 03/27/2015 9:11:32 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If obama speaks and th<uere is no one there to hear it, is it still a lie?)
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To: Marcella

ping


3 posted on 03/27/2015 9:12:51 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: cotton1706

Does he have Secret Service protection yet? Establishment Washington (EW), which includes the leftist Democrat party and the GOP-e, are pretty ruthless folks.


4 posted on 03/27/2015 9:17:09 AM PDT by RatRipper (Obama has made me the slave of sluggards.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Be afraid, GOP-wing of the Democrat party.

Be very afraid.”

I’m sure they are. All the conservatives here in AZ that I know are backing Cruz.


5 posted on 03/27/2015 9:25:19 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: cotton1706

I have a slowly increasing hope every morning that I wake and the democrat party/GOPe has not managed to destroy his campaign with lies.

He needs early, sustained, support to build a wave that will roll over the GOPe candidates and other pretenders.

He can do this with our help and support.


6 posted on 03/27/2015 9:34:54 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: RJS1950

Cruz is doing his 10 city fundraising tour...the $$$ are going to pile on in...setup recurring donations if you can..$25..$50...whatever I can I’m doing.


7 posted on 03/27/2015 9:39:15 AM PDT by gwgn02
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To: cotton1706

Yeah, Cruz is certainly an unelectable fringe candidate with no money and no chance, eh?


8 posted on 03/27/2015 9:40:01 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: cotton1706

Have you seen any finalized calendar for the GOP 2016
presidential primary schedule?


9 posted on 03/27/2015 9:40:48 AM PDT by deport
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; SoConPubbie

Head’s up!


10 posted on 03/27/2015 9:41:45 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: deport

“Have you seen any finalized calendar for the GOP 2016
presidential primary schedule?”

No I haven’t.


11 posted on 03/27/2015 9:42:23 AM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: cotton1706

Remind me, did Mr. Obama ever attend any “swanky” fundraisers, as described by the media?


12 posted on 03/27/2015 9:44:29 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All the “nay-sayers” fear Cruz to the utmost. He is EASILY much smarter than 99.9% of them, including odumbo, the demodummie’s idea that he (odumo) is the smartest man in the world.

I am not saying that Cruz WILL BE the next POTUS but as of today, he (IMO) has a much greater chance than all I have seen thus far. We will not know the outcome until Nov. 2016 so get out the popcorn.


13 posted on 03/27/2015 10:01:59 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: lonevoice

Excellent!


14 posted on 03/27/2015 10:20:05 AM PDT by Pride in the USA
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To: RJS1950

I donated to his campaign last night, and will do so again.


15 posted on 03/27/2015 10:20:28 AM PDT by Ancient Man
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To: Timber Rattler; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!


CRUZ or LOSE!


16 posted on 03/27/2015 10:45:00 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Pride in the USA
Great news!


17 posted on 03/27/2015 10:50:04 AM PDT by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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To: gwgn02

Every payday he gets some money from now on. I think of it as an investment in my future.


18 posted on 03/27/2015 10:50:24 AM PDT by lucky american (Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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To: cotton1706

Naturally, that crazy right wing politico site would be pushing him! /s

Even the lefties can’t help but notice...


19 posted on 03/27/2015 11:01:00 AM PDT by CSM
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To: cotton1706

I’m in heavy student debt right now, working part time and full time so in two years I can pay most of my loans off and start a life with the future Mrs. Erod. Point is I gave $10 this week while waiting for the train, it wasn’t much, but at this point it’s all I can afford. I’m sure I’m not the only one out there who did this, it feels good to see these numbers and feel like you’re contributing to victory.


20 posted on 03/27/2015 11:02:48 AM PDT by erod (Chicago Conservative)
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