Club for Growth Boosts Spending on Anti-Dewhurst Ads
The Club for Growth has doubled down on Ted Cruz.
The Washington, D.C.-based group announced Wednesday that it has spent nearly $2 million in the last week alone on ads criticizing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, the presumptive front-runner in the race to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate. The group endorsed Cruz, a former state solicitor general, last year.
Earlier this month, The Club for Growth announced a $1 million ad buy targeting Dewhurst. The group made a smaller ad buy opposing Dewhurst in January.
“It’s clear that Dewhurst and his allies have become ...

Comments (4)
Mike Openshaw via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Considering the avalanche of mud Dewhurst's super PAC is throwing, this is just good defense at this point.
Pun Nio via Texas Tribune on Facebook
both are not good for Texas
Linda Vega via Texas Tribune on Facebook
That's not something to flaunt. Stay out of Texas!
Lance Lowry via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry needs to take his Club of Growth back to Washington DC and stop inviting Tea Baggers into Texas politics. I hate Koch Heads!!! Texas is better off without them.