Cruz gets help from Senate GOP in face of serious challenge from O'Rourke
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was the most disliked member of the Senate Republican Conference for much of his first six years in Congress, but colleagues are rallying to his side in the face of a serious reelection challenge from Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D).
Polls show a tight race between Cruz and the photogenic O’Rourke, who would make history if he could pull off what would be a huge upset in the Lone Star State.
A Cruz loss would also put GOP control of the Senate very much at risk, which has senators who have sometimes been at odds with the tough-talking Texan coming to his aid.
The entire Senate Republican leadership hosted a fundraiser for Cruz at the end of June, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whom Cruz once famously called a liar on the Senate floor, has made the maximum donation to Cruz’s campaign through his leadership PAC, the Bluegrass Committee.
Cruz has also received $5,000 from Senate GOP Whip John Cornyn’s (Texas) leadership PAC, $10,000 from Sen. Roy Blunt’s (R-Mo.) Rely on Your Beliefs Fund and $10,000 from Sen. John Barrasso (Wyo.), chairman of the Republican Policy Committee.
The open wallets aren’t surprising, but they are notable given Cruz’s past clashes with colleagues.
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