Posted on 03/03/2016 10:11:45 AM PST by VitacoreVision
Senator Ted Cruz won a hard-fought partial victory in Texas during last night’s Super Tuesday primary battle. It was the culmination of months of time and money spent meant to culminate in a clear post-Super Tuesday lead in the race to the GOP nomination this summer. The southern states were to be Cruz’s ticket to the White House.
For Cruz, that ticket never arrived. The Texas senator remains well behind Donald Trump in the delegate count, and now rumors are swirling of a campaign that has spent almost as much money as did the already-departed Jeb Bush fiasco, with little more to show for it – and that money is said to now be running out.
The numbers are staggering.
Over $100 million raised, much of it from Big Oil, and law firms, and much of that now spent trying to secure a better than 50% victory in Texas that would have garnered the candidate all of his home state’s 155 delegates, Instead, Cruz will have earned less than 44% support among Texas voters, a number well below historical averages for home state Texas candidates.
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Ted Cruz gambled almost everything on a decisive Super Tuesday victory. That victory instead went to Donald Trump. Now word is spreading that Cruz’s former willing donors are pulling back from the campaign. Cruz still has considerable cash on hand, as does the Super PAC promoting him, (both raised significant amounts last month primarily after Cruz’s Iowa Caucus win) but far less cash than before yesterday’s primary battle and likely not enough cash to survive yet another month or more as projections have fewer and fewer donations coming in, unless the senator is somehow able to pull off one or two big upsets come March 15th in either Florida or Ohio.
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No, he got a little more than others, but he didn’t get 50%.
This article justifies calling Ted Cruz a dope that pisses away money. Good on you. Jerry Springer has done well.
I am sure Jesus will write him a check. And by Jesus I mean someone in the Mexican govt.
All the hatred and vitriol originated with the Cruz supporters who to me seem bitter and miserable. Trump supporters are happy warriors.
I could care less about getting certain Cruz votes. Many Cruz people on this board (which obviously includes you) are some of the most hateful people I’ve ever encountered in any political discourse. You probably hate Trump for the things he says, but you run around on this board telling people to shut their mouths. Real classy RightLady.
Alaska:
12 .. Cruz
11 .. Trump
05 .. Rubio
Oklahoma
14 .. Cruz
12 .. Trump
11 .. Rubio
Yes, I am sure that Ted will speak the truth about Trump tonight.
Koch addicts take note.
Well, THIS patriot got as far as learning that Donald contributed to the Clintons, Crist, Emmanuel, Schumer, Kerry, Rangel, Rendell, Reid, Pelosi,...the list goes on! THEN, I pretty much became jaundiced about the guy and his message.
One.
Trump could not function well as dog catcher.
He would get really mad and start kicking dogs
LOL, a little rough, but funny.
I like dogs, I have 2.
Wouldn’t want them kicked by the dog catcher.
If it comes to that, I'd prefer for Cruz to continue his opposition of big and immoral government from the Senate.
You must have missed the post where someone says that those who don’t support Trump are not patriots
You are not Happy Warriors which is a little puzzling.
Your guy is ahead.
Why are you so bitter ? And so mean?
I post stuff against Trump but not against individual trump supporters unless they start a fight with me.
I post against Trump zombies because I’m scared of them and sorry for them at the same time.
All Cruz can do in the Senate is talk. He has no influence left there and has been totally isolated.
Ted is insider, he is member of CFR.
I agree.
It’s like a revival on the old campground.
Everyone is shouting, “Praise the Donald.”
Dancing and speaking in tongues.
It’s both scary and sad and I actually feel sorry for these people because Trump will disappoint them so horribly.
He shouldn’t. Cruz has burned the bridges.
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You seem to me to be projecting.
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