As we all saw last year during the presidential campaign, Ted Cruz was able to raise lots of money from people all over the US. Well apparently his fundraising abilities haven’t changed as he’s already building himself a sizeable war chest for his reelection next year:

POLITICO – Sen. Ted Cruz is sitting on a war chest of more than $5 million as he prepares for potentially stiff challenges in both a Republican primary and in the general election, according to numbers provided to POLITICO. The Texas Republican raised about $1.738 million in the first three months of this year across his Senate reelection campaign, his political action committee and the Ted Cruz Victory Committee. He now has $5.2 million across those three committees, and $4.8 million of that is in his Senate reelection account. “Sen. Cruz’s ongoing fundraising strength is reflective of the effective and principled leadership he has displayed in the U.S. Senate,” said Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for Cruz. Cruz may also face Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) or another Republican in the race’s primary, though McCaul has not made any decision to run. One of Cruz’s greatest strengths in his reelection is his national fundraising network. He raised money from nearly 18,000 different people in the January-through-March period.







I honestly don’t believe Cruz is going to have any major issues winning next year, even if he’s challenged by the slimy Mike McCaul. Of course McCaul would get the establishment backing, but Cruz has shown over and over that he can beat the establishment in Texas and I just don’t see that changing, especially after his presidential run last year.

And if Cruz has 5 million already in just the first few months of 2017, I expect his war chest will be formidable next year and should give caution to any Republican challengers anxious to take Cruz on.