Posted on 07/05/2015 6:11:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In a little more than three months, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz‘s presidential campaign has raised more than $14.2 million from over 175,000 contributors. Combined with the $37 million raised by a political action committee backing Cruz, the Texas lawmaker’s presidential aspirations will be supported by a $51 million war chest.
“The grassroots energy and support we are seeing is overwhelming,” Cruz said in a statement. “In Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina – and all across the country – we are seeing courageous conservatives coming together for real change. We’re reassembling the (Ronald) Reagan coalition – from conservatives to libertarians to people of Faith – and with the help of so many supporters, we will be able to deliver our optimistic message all across the country.”
This website wrote back in January of Cruz’s path to victory in early-voting South Carolina – and these fundraising numbers will go a long way in making sure he gets his message out here and in other early-voting states.
In fact Cruz’s impressive haul guarantees he’ll be one of the top tier GOP candidates through Super Tuesday (March 1, 2016), when twelve states hold “Republican” primary or caucus elections.
Our thoughts on Cruz at this stage of the race? As we noted in our post assessing his chances there’s a lot to like about the guy … although there are certainly things to dislike, too. So far, he remains one of the few GOP candidates we’d consider getting behind … in spite of his occasional missteps.
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