The author, Rebecca Berg, has obviously done some serious digging for information and some very well placed sources. Kudos to her.
Convincing former Bush and Perry contributors from past campaigns to support Cruz is one thing, but to poach a significant Walker contributor is surprising (see excerpt below).
Already, Cruz has scored a few banner poaches, such as when he earned support from Stan Herzog, the Missouri CEO of Herzog Contracting, who contributed substantially to Walker's gubernatorial bids.Herzog, who shares Show Me State ties with Cruz's campaign manager Jeff Roe, rang up Cruz's camp after some of Walker's remarks left him unsettled. Cruz ultimately won Herzog over — a significant enough boon that Kate Doner, Walker's fundraiser, called Roe to discuss it.
"I just heard about Stan," Doner said, according to Lofstrom. "I'm really disappointed. Congratulations to you." A spokeswoman for Walker declined to comment.
I think this is the most important “inside Baseball” article I’ve seen this week. Do the math on the fundraising (and social media, as explained elsewhere) and nobody but the Dauphin can keep up with Cruz. That will mean a Jeb vs. Ted primary season, all else being equal. I don’t think I’d bet against one of the Top 10 litigators in North America facing off against a legacy.