The Brief: Top Texas News for Jan. 25, 2012
The Big Conversation:
The race to scoop up Rick Perry's erstwhile big-dollar donors is on.
As Politico reported Tuesday, with the governor now out of the race, his top donors — who helped him quickly raise more than $17 million in the third quarter of 2011, more than any other Republican candidate — appear to be split between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
Two major Texas donors, Roy Bailey and Jim Lee, sent an email to their fundraising network this week indicating that they're ready to throw their financial support behind Gingrich, whom Perry endorsed last week after dropping out ...
Comments (6)
Ronnie Odom via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yea, THAT ORGANIZATION ON THE pERRY SIDE IS SURE GREAT. Darn caps.
Perry Dorrell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
LOL
Jalapeno Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Money won't buy happiness!
Emma Beto via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Where was the organization and coordination when Perry was a candidate?
Jan Wheeler via Texas Tribune on Facebook
gotta luv it! ;o)
hans5162@ix.netcom.com hans
It's kind of hilarious that Cruz thinks that an endorsement by the Tea Party and Club for Growth would make voters more likely to vote for him. I really want to vote for a candidate endorsed by a bunch of corporate-funded whack jobs.