When Ted Cruz announced he’d run for president, there were some self-declared experts who said he’d have a hard time competing because he wouldn’t be able to raise enough money. Well, think again:
Ted Cruz’s presidential effort is getting into the shock-and-awe fundraising business.
An associate of the Texas senator, a recently announced presidential candidate, tells Bloomberg that a cluster of affiliated super-political action committees was formed only this week, and among them they are expected to have $31 million in the bank by Friday.
That’s $31 million in less than a week. We already know that the eventual Republican nominee will have to raise as much as $1.5 billion; by raising more than thirty million in a few days, Cruz and his supporters prove he’s not merely the Tea Party’s sweetheart, but also a fundraiser extraordinaire.
Twitter users have already responded to the SuperPACs’ performances thus far. Some, like me, believe it’s fantastic and inspiring, others call it “grotesque.” In all cases, however, it’s clear that everybody is very impressed — if not shocked.
Cruz hauls in $31 million in Superpac cash. Grotesque and unprecedented. http://t.co/2UK9o9Dsrd
— Steve Brodner (@stevebrodner) April 8, 2015
Call it whatever you want to call it, but the fact of the matter is that it’s extremely impressive. As this Twitter user points out, it proves that Cruz is, indeed, a viable candidate — despite the establishment pretending he has no chance whatsoever of winning this race.
Ted Cruz shows he can hang: His new super PACs are expected to have $31 MILLION in the bank by Friday http://t.co/jNoUHhP1cM
— Rebecca Nelson (@rebeccarnelson) April 8, 2015
Did I already say “eat that, Jeb”? I think I did. In any case:
.@tedcruz raises $31 million n 2 weeks; @JebBush has very high negatives w/ GOP voters. Not a good combo 4 GOP elitist. Only elites want Jeb
— Stubbornly Me. (@lybr3) April 8, 2015
In other words:
That’s exactly right. And the best news? Everybody’s aware of it.
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