But you are not challenging that Ted is the 4th largest recipient of Wall Street money? How do you think he gets it? Why do you think he voted for TPA and the Coker Bill?
I'm not challenging the report. If that's what it is, it is what it is. It takes money to run for President and it has to come from somewhere.
However, it is apparent to me that his donors either a.) aren't influencing his positions or b.) already agree with his positions. As evidence, Cruz remains firmly against ethanol subsidies and mandates -- which are milk and honey to Wall Street.
Yes, I'm disappointed in the two votes. But, to a degree, doesn't that fall under the heading of Monday morning quarterbacking? After all, giving presidents fast-track trade authority has been routine since the Nixon administration. The only reason to question TPA is who the president currently happens to be -- a concern that probably won't apply to the next president.
The Corker bill was a bad idea. It intent, however, was not necessarily so bad. It was supposed to insure that Congress had a voice on any agreement with Iran -- to keep the president from styling it as an "executive agreement", which wouldn't require any approval by Congress. Only Jeff Sessions voted against it (confirming his credentials as the best Senator in the nation).
As it turned out, this president ignored Congress anyway -- so the Corker bill never came into play. It was a dead letter.
So, while Cruz's votes on these two issues might be disappointing, one was routine, the other academic in terms of effect.
In other words, no big deal.