Buzzfeed:"According to several Republican sources, most of whom declined to disparage a rising star on the record, the party’s donor class is rolling its eyes at Cruz’s last-minute, long-shot attempt to keep the controversial health care law from fully going into effect — dismissing it as unintelligible parliamentary trickery at best, and counterproductive self-promotion at worst." “Sure, he’s revving up the base, but so did Michele Bachmann and Pat Buchanan,” said one longtime Republican strategist who has worked on multiple state and national campaigns. “If you’re serious about running for president… you need the serious money, more than the direct mail crowd and the small money donors.” “That,” the Republican said, “is the difference between winning the Iowa Caucus and winning in a serious state like Florida.” "But several Republicans expressed doubt that the activist support Cruz is receiving will ultimately make up for the credibility he’s losing among the big-money crowd." “When the Wall Street Journal starts to belittle you… that’s what these people read every day,” said one senior GOP aide." "A spokesman for Cruz declined to comment."
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:38:09 +0000