Ted Cruz Campaign Points to Hefty Donations [4 million]

Wall Street Journal ^ | April 1, 2015 7:50 p.m. ET | Janet Hook And Rebecca Ballhaus

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About $4 million flowed into coffers in eight days after he formally announced presidential bid

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas raised about $4 million in the eight days after he formally announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign staff said, indicating donations are coming at a faster clip than for some GOP candidates in past years.

The fundraising tally comes as Mr. Cruz tries to answer questions about whether he can raise enough money to compete with big-donor magnets such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

The donations show Mr. Cruz outraising in one week the $2.1 million garnered in two months by Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker, after formally launching his campaign in 2011.

Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) raised $1.7 million in the 11/2 months after he started a presidential exploratory committee in 2006. He went on to win the party’s nomination that cycle.

“Often you have an establishment candidate, usually the moderate, who will be well funded,” said Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler. “Here we have a candidate who is conservative and can raise money.”

On March 23, Mr. Cruz became the first major candidate to formally launch a 2016 presidential bid.

His campaign is likely to rely more heavily on small-dollar donors, many identifying with the tea-party movement, than on the party’s wealthiest supporters. Of the total raised in the eight days after Mr. Cruz’s announcement, 95% were contributions of $100 or less, Mr. Tyler said. The average donation was about $83.

The Cruz campaign aims to raise about $40 million during the next year—a figure that could be dwarfed by the war chest being amassed by Mr. Bush, a favorite of the big-dollar GOP donors who is holding a series of nationwide fundraisers.

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[2ndDivisionVet]

Thanks!

[tet68]

Give till it hurts because if Ted isn’t the nominee
what will come will hurt a lot MORE.

[American Constitutionalist]

By this weekend Cruz should have a cool $ 7 million.

[cripplecreek]

He’ll probably never be able to beat the big guys in long term fundraising but we can beat them with foot soldiers. That means making sure he has enough money to be out there running ads by all of us doing every thing we can do to help.

That means being there to knock on doors, make phone calls, talk to neighbors, producing campaign graphics etc.

[EvilCapitalist]

I’ll be wearing my Ted Cruz “Blacklisted and loving it” shirt on my off days, so the low info crowd(recent high school graduates) will see it and think he’s cool. A lot of those people voted for Obola because they thought he was cool, and could sit down and have a beer with him.

In reality Ted is cool, but the low info crowd are so brainwashed that they don’t realize that a constitutional conservative for President, is just what this country needs.

[Jane Long]

I’m waiting for the Cruz signs/bumper stickers to become available on his website. I know I can order from other outlets, but I’d prefer the “official” one.

[cripplecreek]

I’d like to be able to donate some graphics for his campaign to use.

Anything to help him save money where he can.

[Zhang Fei]

If money alone won primaries, Romney would have been the 2008 nominee. Bush can get the big money, but can he get the most votes?

[American Constitutionalist]

Finding lose change, bake sales, car washs to raise money to donate.

[cotton1706]

Cruz was smart to announce when he did. I think his first quarter fundraising (that is, 2-3 weeks!) will throw the Establishment into literal hysterics.

[cripplecreek]

Exactly. We can’t sit back and wait for him to win for us. We have to be with him every step of the way.

[oldplayer]

“. Ted Cruz of Texas raised about $4 million in the eight days . . ..”

That now should read $4,000,100.00.

Oldplayer

[American Constitutionalist]

The Cruzers Bake sales, Cruzers car wash, Cruzer Flea Markets, Lose Change for Ted Cruz fund raiser.

[American Constitutionalist]

$4,000,020 after I send in my $20.

[American Constitutionalist]

Oops, I meant, $ 4,000,120

[GeronL]

The billionaires and stuff will be supporting Hillary and Jeb

[txhurl]

There’s a reason he’s waiting to print the yard signs. We’ll have to be patient. I could plant 100 on one day without breaking a sweat.

[GeronL]

That is more than 48,000 individual donors, if you go by the average. That is grassroots, that is not $10,000 a plate dinner and cocktail fundraisers.