I really like Ted. He’s my second choice after Trump. I won’t bad mouth him, but I will say that hearing the name Jenny Beth Martin causes me to shudder.
Think back on the 2014 elections and primary races. Where was Jenny for David Brat? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1gj5Tp2a34.
Later interviewed on air by Laura Jenny struggled greatly and blamed all her great work in Mississippi on trying to help beat Thad Cochran. In other items about support to Brat there is this http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tea-party-groups-that-offered-dave-brat-zero-support-sure-are-thrilled-he-defeated-eric-cantor/article/2549568 and this
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tea-party-pacs-reap-money-for-midterms-but-spend-little-on-candidates/2014/04/26/0e52919a-cbd6-11e3-a75e-463587891b57_story.html
Yet, to me was the investigative piece on conservative group spending here
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tea-party-pacs-reap-money-for-midterms-but-spend-little-on-candidates/2014/04/26/0e52919a-cbd6-11e3-a75e-463587891b57_story.html where you can see exactly what level of funding support to candidates is given (including Tea Party Patriots).
To my mind, perhaps an endorsement by them for Ted is good for moral support, but if I were a cautious man, I’d be thinking about just how much of that donation money out there it will siphon off and spend on overhead before it gets to helping me. I’m sure this endorsement will be far more beneficial the JBM and funding raising for her rather than Ted. Not a good move IMO.
Posted the wrong link in the last citation.
This is the one that breaks down the spending for the 17 groups. Take a look at the chart middle way down.
http://rightwingnews.com/john-hawkins/50-million-tubes-17-conservative-pacs-spending-money/