Posted on 04/15/2016 12:36:51 PM PDT by Rufus Shinra
Ted Cruz doesn't care where the money comes from.
Even as his campaign has pushed a populist message and he has railed against Wall Street "crony capitalism" repeatedly, the Texas senator indicated Friday that he is not beneath accepting donations from anyone, including from members of the financial industry, which has already contributed $12 million to his campaign.
Appearing on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Friday, Cruz again referred to the Dodd-Frank Act as benefiting large banks at the expense of the "little guy," or smaller community banks. Co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin then pressed the candidate about his "rivals" criticizing him for soliciting donations from the same people whose industry has spoken out on the campaign trail. “Look, we’ll take money from anyone. In fact, Andrew, I would love a check right now. It’s $2,700, or you could go to TedCruz.org," Cruz said.
As POLITICO reported Wednesday, Cruz is expected to host an array of bankers, traders and Wall Street lawyers at a Monday fundraising event at the Harvard Club in midtown Manhattan.
Cruz's wife, Heidi, took an unpaid leave of absence from her executive position at Goldman Sachs last year when her husband announced his candidacy.
nicely played
The principled conservative speaks! Ted Cruz, brought to you by Goldman Sachs. He is also literally in bed with Goldman Sachs.
Apparently so, the Bush/Clinton/Soros people are backing Cruz....should tell you something???
Well, maybe not anymore.
Maybe Carley is asking for another $500K or she will spill the beans?
Pray America wakes
“You think for a million dollars there will be no payback?”
Nail meet hammer. This is what Cruz tried to tell us made him different—he was an “outsider” and there would be no `Let’s Make a Deal,’ and he won a lot of supporters, many here.
You buy a delegate or donor with promises of support once elected. Or it could be a straight cash deal. He’s blowing through RNC Romney/Bush donors fast. Many of them have already made deals and don’t want to pay twice.
It’s hard to believe on this site someone has never heard of political patronage.
I had someone here a long time ago tell me they had never heard of `elite power’ theory. Well, we’re seeing it now and it’s in full drag. The levers of political power are for sale and Cruz is both for sale and buying. This isn’t an argument, he just admitted it.
Ha! I’ll give you credit. At least you didn’t bother to ask for confirmation of liberalism (which is the real point now isn’t it!)
If your cool with the pick of the “current” pick of the establishement, hey,
just shows where you stand.
At least you’ve embraced what your candidate is.
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