Ted Cruz acquires McConnell-aligned super PAC for ‘zero support’ in competitive race

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reiterated his criticism of a group tied to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at a recent rally, saying it has not helped him in this cycle’s competitive Senate race.

“We get absolutely zero support from the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF),” the Republican said.

Cruz faces Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, in the tight Senate race. Despite the legitimate challenge presented by Allred, Cruz is favored to win competition

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The SLF notably spent most of its resources in states with key Republican Senate takeover opportunities, such as Pennsylvania, Montana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

But Cruz pointed out, “In Texas, we have the most expensive Senate race in the entire country.”

As the senator noted, the Cruz and Allred campaigns raised more money than any other candidate in the Senate race, with the two taking in a combined $165 million, according to the data. Houston Chronicle.

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While the race has drawn more campaign money than others, including Cruz’s last re-election bid against Beto O’Rourke, there hasn’t been as much outside involvement as some other races this cycle.

In fact, Ohio saw the most spending in its Senate race, topping $400 million, according to the data USA Today. After Ohio, more than $200 million was spent in both Pennsylvania and Montana.

“Chuck Schumer spends over $100 million with George Soros trying to beat me up. And McConnell in the Senate Leadership Fund spends zero,” Cruz said, referring to spending by the Schumer-linked Senate Majority PAC and other groups outside of black money with links. to Soros.

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Allred’s campaign did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication.

“Ted Cruz is one of the best fundraisers in the Republican Party, ran a great campaign and will be easily re-elected on Tuesday,” SLF spokesperson Torunn Sinclair told Fox News Digital in a statement.

Less attention has been paid to the Texas Republican’s race — or that of Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla. and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., who are in equally competitive battles — as most conservative efforts have focused on repeal. vulnerable Democrats in several more competitive battleground states.

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“The way Washington works, the swamps don’t like people standing up and fighting them,” Cruz told reporters. “And unfortunately, McConnell is using that super PAC to reward senators who listen to him and punish those who defy him.”

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In a recent book on McConnell, titled “The Price of Power,” Michael Tackett, deputy Washington bureau chief for the Associated Press, detailed how the leader allowed members of the conference to goes against him publiclyto some extent, if it was of electoral help to them.

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