June 22, 2015
by Eric Lichtblau
The leader of a white supremacist (click here) group that apparently influenced Dylann Roof, the suspect in the killing of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church last week, has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican campaigns, including those of 2016 presidential contenders such as Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, records show.
by Eric Lichtblau
The leader of a white supremacist (click here) group that apparently influenced Dylann Roof, the suspect in the killing of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church last week, has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican campaigns, including those of 2016 presidential contenders such as Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, records show.
Mr. Cruz, a Texas senator, said Sunday night that he would be returning about $8,500 in donations that he had received from the Texas donor, Earl Holt III, who lists himself as president of the Council of Conservative Citizens.
“We just learned this evening that Mr. Holt had contributed to the campaign,” a spokesman for the Cruz campaign said in an email to The New York Times. “We will be immediately refunding all those donations.”...
This is nothing any of the Republicans seem to be ashamed of. This is what is following them into the government at any level. While this is news, it is not new. One might ask why they are still a Republican.
I also think Senator Cruz needs to rethink his viability as a candidate. I don't believe there is a problem simply because his mother was in Canada at the time of his birth. But. There are some interesting members of the Republican Party, the least of which is Senator McCain as well as some very qualified academics questioning the viability to his campaign into a candidate.
Senator Cruz knows the issue and he knows what to do. The last thing he needs is to state it is racism. There are qualified people raising doubts. He should rethink his approach to a sensitive issue.
I don't state this because of Donald Trump. There is doubt among the party. Every voter should have confidence their primary vote matters. This is about the citizens going to the polls. They should feel confident. It is a matter of appreciating their decision and respecting their point of view. Providing reassurance to voters is a matter of respect for them. It is not a defeat.
I wish him luck.
This is nothing any of the Republicans seem to be ashamed of. This is what is following them into the government at any level. While this is news, it is not new. One might ask why they are still a Republican.
I also think Senator Cruz needs to rethink his viability as a candidate. I don't believe there is a problem simply because his mother was in Canada at the time of his birth. But. There are some interesting members of the Republican Party, the least of which is Senator McCain as well as some very qualified academics questioning the viability to his campaign into a candidate.
Senator Cruz knows the issue and he knows what to do. The last thing he needs is to state it is racism. There are qualified people raising doubts. He should rethink his approach to a sensitive issue.
I don't state this because of Donald Trump. There is doubt among the party. Every voter should have confidence their primary vote matters. This is about the citizens going to the polls. They should feel confident. It is a matter of appreciating their decision and respecting their point of view. Providing reassurance to voters is a matter of respect for them. It is not a defeat.
I wish him luck.
