Ted Cruz is bringing in the big bucks from the nation’s largest banks, but he hasn’t got his political philosophy or likable personality to thank. Far from it. Instead, Wall Street is throwing their cash behind the only person left that can stop Trump. That just happens to be Ted Cruz.
NEW YORK — On Monday, assorted bankers, traders and Wall Street lawyers will gather inside the neo-Georgian walls of the Harvard Club in midtown Manhattan to write big checks to an unlikely recipient: Ted Cruz.
Cruz, who attended Harvard Law School, isn’t one to trade too heavily on old school ties and friendships at the likes of Goldman Sachs, where his wife works. On the campaign trail, the Texas senator has railed against Wall Street “crony capitalism,” ripped giant banks as “too big to fail” and wrapped himself in populist garb in his quest to take down Donald Trump. But now he’s desperate: Cruz, who has already received $12 million in support from the financial industry, needs Wall Street money more than ever.
Story Continued BelowIf he is going to keep Trump from getting the 1,237 delegates he needs to secure the nomination before the GOP convention, Cruz will have to spend heavily on the airwaves in the remaining primary and caucus states, especially California, which closes out the voting on June 7. Cruz ended February with $8 million in the bank. His campaign says he pulled in $12 million — only a modest haul, for this stage of the campaign — in March, but that money will evaporate quickly during the final sprint.
So Cruz and his wife, Heidi, currently on unpaid leave from her Goldman Sachs executive position, will gather with donors in New York next week to refill the coffers. Event chairs for the Harvard Club gathering must collect $25,000 each for Cruz. Members of the host committee must commit to bringing in $10,800. Those who donate $2,700 will get to schmooze with the Cruzes at a VIP reception. General admission is $1,000.
With this kind of establishment money coming in, Ted Cruz’s status as an outsider appears doubtful. Of course, the idea that the Texas senator was ever anything but an insider has been up for debate since the beginnings of his presidential campaign.
Source: Politico
hell no
Ken Mayer https://youtu.be/2Kstyj5BTcM
Harvard needs to stay out of Politics,down with Harvard!
Lying Ted has cheated , lied, and stole. Is that the kind of person you want for our next president? Lying Ted’s wife is on the board of the North American Union which will end the sovereignty of the United States of America and will combine Mexico and Canada to our country .They will make this a communist socialist country where you will loose all your amendment rights, so do you still think Lying Ted is so great?Look it up .
Okay and did they cut the checks and where’s the evidence and who’s the dumbass here anyway that writes this s**t