Posted on 01/02/2016 7:04:44 AM PST by justlittleoleme
LOL!
Cruz fund raising stats are very similar to all of the candidates most of the $ from corporate donations https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?type=C&cid=N00033085&newMem=N&cycle=2016
Top 5 Contributors, 2011 - 2016, Campaign Cmte
Contributor Total Indivs PACs
Club for Growth $705,65 $705,602 $55
Senate Conservatives Fund $315,991 $305,991 $10,000
Woodforest Financial Group $111,500 $111,500 $0
Goldman Sachs $69,350 $64,350 $5,000
Morgan Lewis LLP $67,550 $67,550 $0
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Top 5 Industries, 2011 - 2016, Campaign Cmte
Industry Total Indivs PACs
Republican/Conservative $1,607,662 $1,495,331 $112,331
Oil & Gas $952,382 $773,382 $179,000
Lawyers/Law Firms $938,747 $881,498 $57,249
Retired $835,750 $835,750 $0
Securities & Investment $758,427 $733,927 $24,500
If Texas Sen. Ted Cruz wins the Republican presidential nomination he will owe a major debt of gratitude to the billionaire pastor Farris Wilks and his family, which made their fortune from fracking. As you can see from the above he will owe a considerable debt to Gas/Oil, Lawyers & Securities/Investment pros.
You don’t seem to understand. I don’t care.
Every political candidate has donors. It only became an issue when some folks fell head over heels in love with Trump and started crowing that he wasn’t beholden to anyone.
Your posting of that list-—proving that Cruz has big money donors-—is the same as posting that he eats three meals a day.
Sorry. I was reacting to your comment that he was relying on small donors and linked to pertinent information about the composition of his donors. I am not trying to attack you or Cruz or your support of him. I was explaining why I feel that it is difficult for a candidate to avoid compromising himself when he accepts and in fact solicits large donations from people who will expect a quid pro quo.
If that is not relevant to you that’s fine but I will post to correct what I believe to be misinformation since others read these threads and may be misled.
Actually, what we know is how they fail to govern.
Yes, he does rely on quite a large network of grassroots small donors.
Thank you for your attempt at fairness and clarity.
If you found out this isn't true, would it matter to you then?
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