Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign has raised more than $14 million since the Texas senator launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination just over three months ago, his campaign said Sunday.
The money comes from more than 120,000 donors who made an average contribution of $81.
Presidential candidates are required to report detailed fundraising figures though the end of June to the Federal Election Commission by mid-July, but Cruz is among a handful of contenders who have announced overall totals ahead of the disclosure date.
Republican Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and political novice, will report having raised $8.3 million for his presidential candidacy, his campaign said on Wednesday. On the Democratic side, front runner Hillary Rodham Clinton will report having raised $45 million.
Cruz was the first major Republican to wade into the GOP primary, which will soon have 16 formally declared candidates. After his March 23 announcement at Liberty University in Virginia, his campaign raised just over $4 million in the final week of that month. Since then, he’s collected another $10 million, his campaign said. Cruz also transferred $250,000 from his Senate campaign to his presidential campaign, according to documents filed with the FEC.
“The grassroots energy and support we are seeing is overwhelming,” Cruz said in a statement.
Cruz also will benefit from several super PACs that are supporting him and can raise money without contribution limits. Those groups have previously said they have raised $37 million.
Presidential campaigns must report their fundraising details to federal regulators by July 15. Outside groups such as super PACs have a later deadline.
(AP)
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Ted Cruz, is without a doubt, the most pro-Israel candidate(well maybe mike Huckabee, as well, but he’s has been out of office quite some time.)
Cruz was the only one to speak out against the suspension of flights by the FAA during last summer’s Gaza Op, which was put in effect by the Administration to harm Israel.
After his protest, the suspension was lifted the next day.
I think it’s time that a person, who is not afraid to speak his mind, is the GOP nomination.
The last thing Israel needs is tough talk. Israel needs a strong and sensible American ally, not a tough-talking cowboy or preacher. Republican tax cuts, if implemented by a Republican president in 2017, would drastically weaken the US economy and the US treasury.