The entire U.S. corrupt political apparatus relies on an electorate with a short-term memory and unwillingness to research source material to discover their motives.

The Ted Cruz Super-PAC “Trusted Leadership” became the primary financial vehicle for contributions to Senator Ted Cruz. The Cruz financial structure became somewhat controversial because Cruz campaign officials were caught on tape instructing high dollar donors to skip campaign finance limits by sending large dollar donations to Trusted Leadership.

Now Consider This:

Saturday April 2nd 2016 – National Right To Life PAC Endorses candidate Senator Ted Cruz.

– National Right To Life PAC Endorses candidate Senator Ted Cruz. Tuesday April 5th 2016 – Wisconsin Presidential Primary (Cruz Wins)

– Wisconsin Presidential Primary (Cruz Wins) Friday April 22nd 2016 – Ted Cruz Super PAC “Trusted Leadership” pays National Right To Life PAC $125,000

There is a considerable delay in the presentation of FEC public documents due to a lag time between receipts/expenditures and the required filings.

Although the primary race might be technically over, the campaign finance reports still hold some very interesting data. The quid pro quo outlined above is not the only revelation within this monthly filing data set.

Here’s the April recap (posted today) of the Trusted Leadership PAC (Ted Cruz).

Here’s an interesting “RECEIPT”:

It takes a lot of time and research effort to mine through the thousands of pages within the FEC portal. Sunlight is always the best disinfectant.

If you are interested in mining through the financial networks, keep an eye on the FEC Portal – Available Here –dig through the reports from the many Super-PAC’s that are currently active in this election cycle, and often you’ll find the motives behind the associations.

Specifically focus on the monthly reports noting contributions and expenditures.

Super-PAC Examples:

Keep The Promise I (Robert Mercer – Kelly Anne Conway)

Keep The Promise II (Neuberger)

Keep the Promise III (Wilks Brothers)

Our Principles (Katie Packer)

Trusted Leadership (very active in primary) (origin)

Stand For Truth (Eric Lycan / Mitch McConnell)

Make America Awesome (Liz Mair)

There are many more…

If you have questions about how to use the FEC portal, please ask them in the comments below. It’s not hard, once you learn to navigate the page.

=>FEC Homepage

=> Campaign Finance Portal

=> Under “Searchable Presentations” select either:

“Candidate and Committee Viewer” for Super-PAC search

-or- “Independent Expenditure Search” for beneficiary of expenditure.

Or => Using the left side tab select “Individual Contribution Search” to put in a donor name and see how much they are giving to any candidate, or which organization.

For those already familiar with the process, and for those who begin to assist in the crowdsourcing effort, please highlight anything you find of interest and help draw attention to it.