Between July and October, Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign spent $16.3 million, more than three times what he spent the previous three months.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is ramping up campaign spending sharply in the final sprint before the Nov. 5 election as he tries to narrow the fundraising gap with U.S. Rep. Colin Allred , the Democrat ic challenger who had been out-spending Cruz nearly three to one. Between July and October, Cruz's campaign shelled out $16.3 million, more than three times what he spent the previous three months and bringing his total for the campaign to $62.9 million, according to federal campaign finance data.
The rebranding of Ted Cruz: With his seat on the line, the Houston senator is selling a softer side The spending blitz brings Cruz far closer to Allred, a Dallas congressman and former NFL linebacker seeking to become the first Democrat in 30 years to hold statewide office in Texas, whose campaign spent $37.4 million between July and October. And it puts him well over the $46 million he spent in 2018, when he narrowly won reelection over Democrat Beto O'Rourke.
comprehensive guide to the local and national races that your vote will decide on November 5. In recent weeks, Cruz has been focused on the spending discrepancy, saying on Fox News recently that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell hasn't pitched in funds from his Super PAC and asking voters at a rally in Waco this weekend to contribute whatever they could, '10 bucks, or 25 bucks or 50 bucks.” 'I’m here to tell you we are in a very real fight. Chuck Schumer has been explicit.
As Ted Cruz fights to save his Senate seat, a question lingers: Where is Donald Trump? By the end of September, with just over a month until election day, Cruz's campaign had the cash advantage, with $13.6 million to Allred's $3.3 million. But the Dallas Democrat is also getting plenty of outside help.
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