Ted Cruz woos pro-Israel coalition as backers seek to build on momentum

Right after Ted Cruz gave a major address on Saturday to hundreds of pro-Israel Republican Jewish Coalition members at the Las Vegas resort and casino owned by the billionaire Sheldon Adelson, roughly a dozen wealthy board members of the RJC – which is mainly underwritten by Adelson – hosted a roundtable discussion with the Texan, giving him a chance to woo donors in a more intimate setting.

 

The pro-Cruz Trusted Leadership Super Pac had in recent weeks also arranged to hold a three-day retreat at the Venetian resort and casino, where the annual three-day RJC event was being held. On Friday night, the Trusted Leadership Pac threw a bash that drew several rich RJC donors who had recently become Cruz supporters after their first choices had dropped out.

 

The overlapping Las Vegas events underscore how a pro-Cruz Super Pac, and a number of RJC allies who are raising money for the Cruz campaign, are moving fast to capitalize on the candidate’s big win in Wisconsin for fundraising and political gains, as the senator tries to sustain his momentum and overtake Donald Trump in the Republican race.

 

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