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Why did Ted Cruz's PAC give half a million to Carly Fiorina's?
CBS NEWS ^ | 01 OCTOBER 2015 | CHRISTINA RUFFINI

Posted on 03/27/2016 9:47:35 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has asked a Ted Cruz super PAC to explain why it gave $500,000 to another super PAC supporting one of his Republican rivals.

According to financial disclosures from June, Keep the Promise I - one of four separate committees backing Cruz - gave half a million dollars to CARLY for America, the political action committee supporting Carly Fiorina.

Super PACs are legally allowed to give money to other super PACs - they are only prohibited from donating directly to any political campaign. But it's unusual for one of these groups to give money to an opponent, especially when the candidate it supports is still in the race.

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To: UCANSEE2

The blogger at your link is a bigot.


21 posted on 03/27/2016 9:58:55 AM PDT by Dstorm ( Cruz 2016)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

ImPAC-TED


22 posted on 03/27/2016 9:58:58 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (BREAKING.... Vulgarian Resistance begins attack on the GOPe Death Star.....)
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To: jennychase
"For Carly’s life long facial and plastic surgeries."

Oh, Hardy-har-har. …..And you wonder why Trumpers don't get respect.

23 posted on 03/27/2016 9:59:13 AM PDT by cookcounty (Why are Trump's poll numbers against a wounded Hillary so AWFUL? Hello? No answer?)
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To: KansasGirl

So she charges $500,000.00 for another candidate to consider her for VP? That sounds a little absurd. If anything, the money would have been flowing the other way.


24 posted on 03/27/2016 9:59:23 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: KansasGirl
Cruz was most likely planning to have Carly as his VP choice. Why is the media making a big deal out of something completely legal?

KU lost!!!! IF this bribe is legal why is Cruz refusing to answer FEC questions?

25 posted on 03/27/2016 9:59:47 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: RoosterRedux; All
Here she is.


26 posted on 03/27/2016 10:01:03 AM PDT by datura
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

A Cruz spokesperson tried to say that some of Cruz’ supporters were “impressed with Carly” so that’s why they gave her $500,000. That doesn’t even make sense, that would be like the Bush Super PAC giving Trump $500,000.


27 posted on 03/27/2016 10:01:39 AM PDT by euram
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To: BlueNgold

“When the MSM picks up the story it’s not a good sign.”

If this is really true, I guess that the sign that I’ve seen at the Cruz rallies, which says....trusTED, should maybe be changed to busTED!. Just saying.


28 posted on 03/27/2016 10:01:51 AM PDT by kagnew
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To: AmusedBystander

I was not aware the FEC investigated morals. As I said, I’m fully for Trump but this is FEC playing games. They didn’t care about Obama brazenly getting money from all over the middle east. Didn’t even look into it. They didn’t look into Clinton and Gore getting money from the Chinese.

Nobody is looking into the Clinton foundation for the bribery machine it clearly was.

But they sure go after this, don’t they?


29 posted on 03/27/2016 10:01:55 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

This was already discussed yesterday. Try to keep up.

Cruz wants Fiorina as his Veep nominee, for the reasons already discussed.

Trump fans are so out of it they believed this was a “secret” transfer, even though it was in the major news outlets SIX MONTHS AGO. Hilarious!

This is not news to people who are paying attention.


30 posted on 03/27/2016 10:01:58 AM PDT by BigBobber
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Even asking this question shows that you’re not a real conservative and that you have no principles.

/Cruzer


31 posted on 03/27/2016 10:01:58 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (You can't have a constitution without a country to go with it)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I supported Cruz when he first announced. My understanding of him quickly changed the more I studied him. Now I wish I could get my donation back. By the way, I am not one of the stupid common folk that Cruz has insultingly labeled as typical of Trump supporters.

Cruz is a narcissist who will do anything to get elected. He along with the GOPe, have created turmoil and division with the ranks of the Republican party. I can only appeal to you Cruz supporters to look closely at the facts and not be blinded as many of our Democratic friends are.

This old link still goes a long way in typifying who Cruz is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKwc5lpZZ0


32 posted on 03/27/2016 10:02:20 AM PDT by Swirl
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The candidates do not have PAC’s.


33 posted on 03/27/2016 10:03:51 AM PDT by Hattie
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To: AmusedBystander

“Big difference between “legal” and “moral”.”

And what is immoral about it that you know for a fact?


34 posted on 03/27/2016 10:04:58 AM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: cookcounty

After a comment about Fiorina needing lifelong plastic surgery you said;
“Oh, Hardy-har-har. …..And you wonder why Trumpers don’t get respect. “

I guess you never noticed anyone talking about his hair from the first day he entered the race, did you? That’s why you Cruzers don’t get respect either.


35 posted on 03/27/2016 10:05:37 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: kagnew

Hello. The MSM is not “picking this up”. It’s an old story from last October. We all knew about it. Read the date on the story.


36 posted on 03/27/2016 10:05:40 AM PDT by BigBobber
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To: BigBobber

Cruz pays half a million bucks hush money. Hilarious! Trump’s fault, right?


37 posted on 03/27/2016 10:06:20 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The “Cuban Mistress Crisis” LOL


38 posted on 03/27/2016 10:08:10 AM PDT by diverteach (If I find liberals in heaven after my death.....I WILL BE PISSED!)
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To: BigBobber
This transfer was in June 2015. Are you saying that Cruz had decided to make her his VEEP all the way back then?

Doubtful.

39 posted on 03/27/2016 10:08:23 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction. - Mark Twain)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Super PACs are legally allowed to give money to other super PACs

So in other words it's none of the FECs f**king business. Since it's a super PAC it's none of Ted Cruz's business either. I don't think he can answer any questions about the donation because PACs are separate from the campaign.

40 posted on 03/27/2016 10:08:53 AM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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