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TED CRUZ SURPRISES THE ESTABLISHMENT AGAIN
Power Line ^ | APRIL 9, 2015 | PAUL MIRENGOFF

Posted on 04/09/2015 9:33:46 AM PDT by kingattax

When Ted Cruz officially entered the presidential race a few weeks ago, I wrote that the pundit-oddsmakers were undervaluing his prospects for success. As a favorite of the GOP’s large conservative base, it seemed clear to me, as I later suggested in one of our podcasts, that if Cruz isn’t a Tier 1 candidate, he’s no worse than Tier 1A.

Now comes word that, in one week, super PACs backing Cruz have raised $31 million. This vaults him, as the Washington Post says, into the top tier of the money race. Indeed, according to Mark Halperin, there are no known cases in which an operation backing a White House hopeful has collected this much money in less than a week.

I think it also confirms Cruz’s status in the first tier of the actual race. Although Cruz appears to have raised plenty of money from wealthy donors, much of his success is down to small-dollar donations, according to the Post. This is the grass-roots speaking.

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To: dowcaet
"profound change in its governance."

Call it The American Reclamation. Not change, a return of our government to hopefully the times before that same government started treating us like dangerous subversives for insisting they follow the Constitutional framework (like they're supposed to) as the Framers intended.

41 posted on 04/10/2015 5:09:28 AM PDT by mbennett203 ("Bulrog, a tough brute ninja who has dedicated his life to eradicating the world from hippies.")
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To: Jack Black

Jeb Bush is going to stick around at least until the Florida primary in February or maybe the Texas primary in early March.

The key to stopping Bush would be to deny him any wins or close second place finishes before those two big primaries.


42 posted on 04/10/2015 5:58:25 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: Jack Black

I was puzzled by what I heard about it before I pulled it up and read it. Reports seemed to say one thing and reading it was another.


43 posted on 04/10/2015 7:01:49 AM PDT by Slyfox (I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever)
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