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Related: About this forumBeto O'Rourke Just Raked In an Epic $6.7M Haul in Fight to Unseat Ted Cruz
Beto O'Rourke Just Raked In an Epic $6.7M Haul in Fight to Unseat Ted CruzIts the Texas Democrats biggest quarter by far, with more than 141,000 contributions.
Gideon Resnick 04.03.18 8:59 AM ET
Rep. Beto ORourke, the Democrat from El Paso, has raised an eye-popping $6.7 million plus in the first quarter of 2018, his Senate campaign announced early Tuesday.
First reported by The Texas Tribune, the cumulative total came from more than 141,000 contributions as ORourke mounts an aggressive campaign against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Were absolutely running this race the right waynot taking any PAC money, going to every single county and holding town halls across Texas where anyone can ask any question, ORourke said in a statement provided to The Daily Beast.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/beto-orourke-raises-eye-popping-dollar67m-in-first-2018-quarter?ref=home
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Beto O'Rourke Just Raked In an Epic $6.7M Haul in Fight to Unseat Ted Cruz (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Apr 2018
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OneBro
(1,159 posts)1. Take the PAC money!
Were absolutely running this race the right waynot taking any PAC money . . .
I say take the PAC money, just dont sell your soul to get it.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. Doesn't look like he needs to
TBH
OneBro
(1,159 posts)3. I hope you are right.
I just presume a Democrat will need to greatly outspend a republican in a red state to offset all the free marketing republicans get in the media.
Vogon_Glory
(9,137 posts)4. Why Betos fund-raising has done so well
I think its more than Beto being a fighting progressive. I think its got a lot to do with the fact that a lot of folks just cant stand Ted Calgary Kid Cruz.