Posted on 07/21/2015 11:32:35 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Ted Cruz is way behind in polls about the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. But hes killing it when it comes to fundraising.
The Texas senator is in eighth place among the GOP White House hopefuls, according to the latest average of polls from RealClearPolitics. But Cruz places third in the money race, when counting his own campaign and affiliated super PACs, behind fellow Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
On Wednesday, the public got a look at how the campaigns are raising and spending money through the end of the second quarter. As The Wall Street Journal points out, Cruz was the only candidate who launched his campaign early enough to file a first-quarter report. But he hadnt been a candidate for long; only eight days.
Still, he and his super PAC backers have raised a combined $51 million. That puts him ahead of GOP rivals like Marco Rubio (whos fourth in the RealClear average) and Ben Carson (fifth).
Bush and Clinton are comfortably in spots one and two for combined candidate-super PAC fundraising....
(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...
True.
I worked for him (volunteer) for his Senate race, and his ground game was very well done, well organized and effective. I think it’s too early to turn out the ground troops just yet.
Jaun Bush ?
How did it go there in Florida on the 18th ?
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