Posted on 03/25/2015 11:39:23 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In the first day that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is an official presidential candidate, his campaign raised $500,000 - a solid haul for a candidate who is in the bottom tier of polls and has been overshadowed by prolific fundraisers former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
The totals include a fundraising event he held in New York City Monday night, just hours after delivering his announcement speech to the Christian conservative student body at Liberty University. His campaign said 60 percent of funds came from large donors and 40 percent from online donations.
One advantage of jumping in the race first, however, is that Cruz's symbolic first-day fundraising totals are unable to be compared to others' first days.
Now that Cruz is an official candidate, he must subscribe to campaign finance rules that include strict fundraising limits, including $2,700 per person for his primary....
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
We got to get to work then!
Last night he was saying that they raised $1 million the first day—the $500,000 sum was an earlier report but the money kept coming in.
Its over 1 million
His goal is 40mil.
Bttt
I would like to seem Ted win on a shoe string budget.
I sent him $100 last night.
When was the last time you spent $100,000 to get a $30,000/year job? I've always been fascinated by that very concept.
$$$ Already sent my donation $$$
Will make regular donations here on out.
$5, 10$...$100, whatever you can afford. It all adds up.
But in reality $100M would be better. Knowing him, he can make $100M do the work of Jebbie’s one or two billion.
only $999,500,000 to go, to have even a realistic chance of winning...
I then sent him a real donation after I verified that website.
If he leaves that website up, I'm sure he'll wind up getting more donations from me.
/johnny
How do you expect him to change the reality of politics in 2015? It is what it is. If he’s going to play alongside Jebbie, Scott and Hillary, he’ll need every dime he can get. Plus, it isn’t about the salary. Do you realize how much a law firm would pay a guy at his level?
I didn't say it was bad or a reason not to vote for him. In fact, I'll be donating to his campaign come payday. I've just always been fascinated by the concept.
Bless you. If everybody will send whatever they can each month, we can do this together.
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