Cruz calls out McConnell-aligned group for not spending 'a penny' in Texas
Source: The Hill
10/14/24 4:32 PM ET
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) vented his frustration with the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a super PAC aligned with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), for not spending any money in his competitive re-election race, accusing McConnell of using the group to punish his critics in the Senate GOP conference.
Mitch McConnell runs the largest Republican super PAC in the country and has $400 million but that super PAC is used to reward the Republican senators who obey him and to punish those who dare to stand up him, Cruz told conservative talk-show host Mark Levin during a recent interview.
Asked if McConnell or SLF had put any money into his increasingly close race against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), Cruz replied: Not a penny. The prominent Texas conservative said the same thing happened in 2018, when he barely beat Rep. Beto ORourke (D-Texas), who outspent him by a large margin.
In 2018 I was in what was at the time the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. I was being outspent 3-1. He had $300 million, he spent zero in Texas. I won anyway but barely, by less than three points, Cruz said, referring to McConnell and SLF. This time around he has $400 million. Im being massively outspent again. [Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer [D-N.Y.] is spending millions. And yet he spent zero, he added, referring to McConnell.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4932873-cruz-slf-mcconnell-senate-texas/
Deuxcents
(18,966 posts)catrose
(5,216 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,940 posts)smb
(3,571 posts)Moscow Mitch wouldn't risk a Senate seat over personal animus, especially when the margins are so slim and the stakes are so high.
Upthevibe
(8,934 posts)I think it's GREAT that McConnell isn't helping Cruz. I detest Cruz. I actually think Colin Allread may have a chance....
I send emails every election cycle to my family/friend group regarding which races are in play - House, Senate, and Governor - so they can utilize their resources most effectively. I sent the list this morning. I had already added Colin Allread to my list of possible wins.
Thanks to those DU'ers who gave me feedback )
Omaha Steve
(102,879 posts)bahboo
(16,838 posts)asshole. Oh, and you're gonna lose.....
Comfortably_Numb
(4,068 posts)You did throw them under the Cancun bus, if I recall.
BoRaGard
(2,471 posts)you are too skanky whacko for them.
surfered
(2,284 posts)he hated Ted Cruz.
nuxvomica
(12,810 posts)"If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you."
ms liberty
(9,716 posts)JT45242
(2,753 posts)You have bitten the hand that feeds you.
You threw yourself down at the altar of the orange asshat --let TFG send you money. Yeah, about that Cancun, money only flows towards the oarnge anus. YOu attached yourself to wrong dude.
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, Raphael.
ZonkerHarris
(25,115 posts)johnnyfins
(1,157 posts)Sam I am.
JustAnotherGen
(33,206 posts)Excellent reference. I remember that too.
GB_RN
(3,030 posts)You shouldnt have stood with Rick The Dick Scott (who also is getting no dinero from McConnell) when he tried to overthrow McConnell. Go cry into your beer.
mdbl
(5,314 posts)is he becoming incoherent?
durablend
(7,752 posts)LiberalFighter
(53,305 posts)4lbs
(7,281 posts)Don't need your entire state hit hard by weather to do that.
Wonder Why
(4,447 posts)mahina
(18,760 posts)HA!
Eat, eat!
COL Mustard
(6,745 posts)McConnell hates Ted Cruz.
Akakoji
(194 posts)Let's not forget who led the efforts to disenfranchise everyone that had voted in the 2020 election. McConnell is no fan of Trump. And he actually wants to take him out before he relinquishes power.
Martin68
(24,295 posts)SomedayKindaLove
(949 posts)But he wanted change back.
Now Cruz is on FOX crying for money like Lindsey Graham did.
JustAnotherGen
(33,206 posts)Sounds like a personal one to me!