Posted on 05/02/2016 8:23:08 PM PDT by profit_guy
Ted Cruz, in his outsider’s bid for the White House, has depended heavily on the largesse of just three wealthy donors to establish credibility and stay afloat amid a chaotic nominating process that killed off most of his rivals.
Now, at perhaps the most desperate moment in his quest to win the Republican nomination, Cruz is learning the perils of relying on strong-willed magnates who carry their own agendas and have demanded an unprecedented level of control in how their money is spent.
One of the three primary donors to Cruz’s presidential efforts, a private equity manager who recruited the other two top donors, has refrained from spending the vast majority of his $10 million contribution to bolster the Cruz campaign. He is instead fighting openly with the top strategist for the super PACs that were set up to spend the money.
The man at the center of the fight, Toby Neugebauer, is a close friend of Cruz and his wife, Heidi. Neugebauer and his own wife have vacationed with the Cruzes, and he still counts himself a major supporter. But he has refused to spend $9 million of the $10 million he put into a super PAC.
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Beck and Levin need to stand down or it’s total boycott time ...
Three fat cats and one radio nut job guy.
>> or it’s total boycott time ...
The time was months ago, but never too late to begin.
yet another duplicate post. this one was even posted in front page news and is still there. If you had even bothered to read front page news you would have seen this was already posted.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3426720/posts
yes
My mistake.
Moderator, please remove.
You are right ..if Trump wins Indiana and they don’t stand down , it’s full boycott time ...it’s getting to be ridiculous
Cruz preparing to suspend campaign as early as this week:
http://dcwhispers.com/cruz-preparing-suspend-campaign-week/
**UPDATE** A message to a known Cruz campaign state operative was given the following reply to the above rumor:
“No Comment.”
I’d really like to see Cruz get out of the way. Even if he does, I wouldn’t be surprised if he worked on attempting to sabotage Trump every step of the way.
I’m reasonably sure this is all true.
The question I would have is... isn’t this the way these politicians usually do this when they run for President ? Isn’t each one usually supported by a few MAJOR donors who plan to use the candidate to ‘rule the world’ ?
Reading between the lines, it appears the FUNDING is drying up. That is the real determining factor.
I think you can go all the way back to the mid 1800s and show both parties use the fatcat backers. I think Lincoln’s fatcats were the railway folks. You can take a guess on Hillary’s fatcats.
3 > 1
You keep telling yourself that.
Wait, didn’t I just recently hear Lyin’ Ted exclaim that almost all of his funds come from donations of $60 or less?
Cruz has made three crucial errors: 1) bragging about gaming the system, 2) campaigning with Glen Beck, and 3) picking an unlikable VP. He’s a mean spirited piece of toast.
his primary error was believing a conservative zealot could win the presidency
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