Posted on 07/06/2015 10:41:12 AM PDT by Isara
Press reacts to Cruz’s eye-popping fundraising numbers
HOUSTON, Texas — Yesterday, it was announced that supporters of the Cruz for President campaign have already raised more than $51 million, giving Cruz one of the strongest war chests among those running for president. Below are highlights from press coverage of the announcement:
McClatchy: Cruz on track for $51 million total
“GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced today that his campaign raised a robust $10 million in the second quarter and with super PAC support can count on over $51 million for his candidacy… The Cruz press release stressed ‘the aggregate total of over $51 million means that, along with Cruz’s strong support from the conservative grassroots across the country, Cruz’s campaign will have the resources, the manpower, and the energy to compete vigorously in all early state contests, as well as nationally in the Super Tuesday states on March 1st.’”
New York Times: Cruz fundraising puts him “in the upper echelon”
“Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, raised about $10 million for his presidential campaign in the second quarter of the year, he announced on Sunday…noting that he had also brought in $4.3 million in the final week before the end of the first quarter… [H]is combined total will put him in the upper echelon of the more conservative candidates jockeying for supremacy in their so-called lane.”
AP: Ted Cruz’s 2016 campaign says its raised $14.2M since launch
“Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign says it has raised more than $14 million in the just over three months since the Texas senator launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination….Cruz also will benefit from several super PACs that are supporting him and can raise money without any contribution limits. Those groups have previously said they have raised $37 million.
Bloomberg: Cruz gets strong fundraising support from grassroots
“Cruz’s campaign credited the fundraising performance to grassroots support and social-media attention. It got 175,000 contributions between the start of the campaign and the end of the second quarter for an average contribution of $81, from 120,000 ‘unique donors.’”
Texas Tribune: Fundraising haul “solidifies the senator’s status as a potential second-place finisher” in money race
“Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign announced Sunday it raked in about $10 million during the second quarter of this year, bringing the balance available to promote his campaign to over $51 million…[That number] solidifies the senator’s status as a potential second-place finisher in the first round of the 2016 money race…In a news release touting the numbers, Cruz’s campaign boasted the ‘eye-popping fundraising haul comes off of one of the most successful presidential launches in modern history.’”
The Hill: Cruz “in the top tier of Republican candidate fundraising”
“Cruz’s haul is impressive, and puts him in the top tier of Republican candidate fundraising…Cruz’s campaign is using the figures to make the case that his appeal is wider than the media and establishment Republicans give him credit for. They said the more than 120,000 donors to the Cruz campaign came from all 50 states and five territories, and encompass nearly half of the zip codes in the U.S.”
Thanks for posting the link. I had only heard a snippet or two. It was quite impressive.
0bama isn't eligible either. see: philip berg
you have no idea what you're talking about or the reasons for the requirement.
Self ping for later thanks for posting. I’ve always wanted to hear his own answer to that question in his own words.
The founding fathers has no control over how other countries bestow citizenship. It's completely irrelevant as to the status of US citizenship. There are many countries that recognizes duel citizenship and many that don't.
The only issue that is germane is whether he was a US citizen at the time of his birth. He was.
it was not the first question. not even close. it didn't come up until 26:08
he also misspoke. he states that a child born aboard to an american citizen is a citizen. this is true. he then added that the child is a natural born citizen. this is false.
it's provably false using logic (*gasp!* oh noes!)
the founders discussed why they included the phrase 'natural born citizen' for the position of president instead of just 'citizen' as they had for every other position. they had two reasons. one was to insure allegiance to the country, at least by birth. and the other was to insure no future king of england could also become president of the united states.
if we believe the 'citizen at birth == natural born citizen' crowd, then william and kate could fly to NYC, give birth to their first son, fly home to england, have him assume the throne before he was 20, then fly back to the US and live there until he's 34... and he could run for president and become both the king of england and the president of the US if he won. obviously, this violates the intention of the founders.
therefore, the ONLY possible meaning of 'natural born citizen' is one where the child was born with no other possible citizenship.
or, as i often say:
A natural born citizen is a citizen naturally... as there are no alternatives.
meanwhile, the left will do what they can, without being obvious, to get TCruz the nomination. they'll then push the eligibility question to the SCOTUS and he'd lose... leaving them to win on a walk.
His mother was a citizen at the time of his birth. That is not disputed.
That was the issue with 0bama. His mother was not a citizen at the time of 0bama’s birth.
which leaves the birth certificate as the only link to citizenship.
this does not address the 'natural born citizen' issue.
see my #27 why that's important
Lol your 27 is awesome to you but silly for most.
We laugh.
well thought out and provocative response to ridicule the messenger and not the message.
a proper rebuttal befitting a progressive.
obama raised & spent over 1 BILLION dollars for his 2012 reelection. So tell me that money does not buy votes.
In a world where both parties do not cheat & played by the rules you would be right.
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