"If other GOP contenders shrugged off Ted Cruz's chances of winning the nomination..."
They could've simply just made a phone call to David Dewhurst without waiting for this announcement.
Remember that story back in 2007 "Obama Is Suddenly a Player, Thanks to Reclusive Backer" that a bunch of the media ran with? You don't?
Ah, Americans. We’re just happy there are two sides to the Oligarchy. Aren’t we special.
If I were worth a few hundred million dollars and know what I know about Cruz and how much he and I care about the restoration of our Constitutional Free Republic, I would have no problem donating tens of millions to the Cruz campaign.
Bloomberg has pledged 50 plus/plus million dollars to promote gun control, and somehow that’s an unquestionable righteous endeavor.
Thank you, Robert Mercer—could you please talk some sense into him re: legalizing illegals? The damage to the country and its politics would be grave.
And just to pop the purity bubble a bit, Mercer also supported Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins, John Coryn and Scott Brown.
So he is not an ideologue purist, but instead a pragmatic bettor.
He is a poker player, and has supported a lot of winners. Maybe he thinks Cruz is a winner.
Last week: “He can’t win.”
This week: “Oh crap.”
To quote the American poet laureate, Cynthia Lauper, “ money changes everything.”
Notice the spin the media is trying to put on this...Cruz doesn’t have any mainstream, grassroots support. The only reason why this wacky bird is a contender is because of one guy......wishful thinking. And this story was probably first floated by Republicans.
Funny how they can make a "connection" that doesn't exist and miss the actual connection that says, "If a wealthy person is a Conservative and/or backs a Conservative candidate, the IRS will be used as a weapon.