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RICHMOND A Virginia Republican activist who helped unseat former House majority leader Eric Cantor is urging the partys most conservative organizers to dig deep to keep the partys lights on through the end of the month.
Russ Moulton sent an e-mail Sunday to members of the Conservative Fellowship, the tea party-influenced wing of the party that dominates its governing board, sounding the alarm about the partys financial hole.
We must urgently raise $30k by end of March to keep our new, leaner RPV running, Moulton wrote of the party, which recently shed four staffers. If we want a truly financially-independent, grass roots, principled RPV free from the usual consultant-style bullying, threats, manipulation and control by elected officials we MUST step up and raise this bare minimum cash flow.
John Whitbeck, the new GOP chairman, downplayed the urgency of the partys financial trouble, but said he is remaking the organization to make it financially stable and less dependent on a few big donors.
The goal of raising $30,000 is not associated with the Republican Party of Virginia, Whitbeck said. Thats an aspirational goal to get to that number by the end of the month, but thats not a magic number that we need to get to keep operating.
The plea for cash comes as the party struggles to rebound from internal strife that was illustrated by Cantors ouster in last years Republican primary. Strategists say it could threaten the partys ability to maintain its majority in the state Senate this year and to deliver Virginia a crucial swing state for a Republican presidential candidate in 2016.
The state party, which was carrying more than $200,000 in debt and just $252 in cash at the end of January, is also relying on a promise of financial help from former lieutenant governor candidate Pete Snyder, a venture capitalist. If the party can raise $50,000 in donations of less than $1,000 by June, Snyder has promised to match that amount.
Snyder, who is serving as the partys finance chairman through the end of the year, said the rise in prominence of outside political groups as a result of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance also has steered donations away from the party.
Lack of unity has certainly contributed to financial woes, he said. But one issue across the country is were just in a very different world than we were a couple years back with Citizens United.
Business-centric Republicans loyal to Cantor say the real trouble started when the Conservative Fellowship took over the party apparatus a few years ago.
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Washington Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas announced his bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination Monday in a speech at Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia, with a campaign touting policies that will endear him to conservatives and rankle environmentalists.
But even if the Tea Party firebrand manages to capture the GOP nomination which many say is a long shot his skepticism on climate change could complicate his presidential hopes.
Staking a position on climate change is a dilemma facing many GOP presidential hopefuls. The party lacks a coherent message on the issue, which is increasingly important to the US electorate. While Republicans have been clear and aggressive in pursuing energy policies that foster domestic oil and gas production, the party has been less uniform about how or even if emissions from those sources should be curtailed. The majority of voters and, critically for Cruz, most Republicans back government action to curb global warming, according to a January New York Times poll.
I think there will be a political problem for the Republican Party going into 2016 if we dont define what we are for on the environment, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina, who has worked on climate legislation with Democrats, told Roll Call in November. I dont know what the environmental policy of the Republican Party is.
Though he voted for an amendment in January stating climate change is real, Mr. Cruz has repeatedly questioned the role humans play in it. Cruz has said global warming is not supported by data, despite scientific consensus to the contrary. And though questioning climate science polls poorly with the general electorate only 27 percent were more likely to vote for a candidate staking such a position the New York Times poll found 49 percent of Tea Party voters were more likely to pick a candidate who avoids taking a stand on climate change.
In other words: It recruits more Tea Partyers than it repels, Jon Krosnick, a professor of political science at Stanford University and author of the survey, told the New York Times.
Enter Cruz, whose path to the White House will require a groundswell of Tea Party support.
"I just came back from New Hampshire, where there's snow and ice everywhere, Cruz told Seth Meyers on Late Night last week, responding to a question about climate change. My view on this is simple: Debates on this should follow science and should follow data, and many of the alarmists on global warming, they have a problem because the science doesn't back them up.
Democrats have slammed Cruz for his skepticism, saying his doubts undermine his entire candidacy.
That man betokens such a level of ignorance and a direct falsification of the existing scientific data, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) of California said on "Meet the Press" Sunday, the day before Cruz formally announced his candidacy. Its shocking and I think that man has rendered himself absolutely unfit to be running for office.
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Ted Cruz: Can a climate change skeptic win in 2016?
Washington Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas announced his bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination Monday in a speech at Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia, with a campaign touting policies that will endear him to conservatives and rankle environmentalists.
But even if the Tea Party firebrand manages to capture the GOP nomination which many say is a long shot his skepticism on climate change could complicate his presidential hopes.
Staking a position on climate change is a dilemma facing many GOP presidential hopefuls. The party lacks a coherent message on the issue, which is increasingly important to the US electorate. While Republicans have been clear and aggressive in pursuing energy policies that foster domestic oil and gas production, the party has been less uniform about how or even if emissions from those sources should be curtailed. The majority of voters and, critically for Cruz, most Republicans back government action to curb global warming, according to a January New York Times poll.
I think there will be a political problem for the Republican Party going into 2016 if we dont define what we are for on the environment, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina, who has worked on climate legislation with Democrats, told Roll Call in November. I dont know what the environmental policy of the Republican Party is.
Though he voted for an amendment in January stating climate change is real, Mr. Cruz has repeatedly questioned the role humans play in it. Cruz has said global warming is not supported by data, despite scientific consensus to the contrary. And though questioning climate science polls poorly with the general electorate only 27 percent were more likely to vote for a candidate staking such a position the New York Times poll found 49 percent of Tea Party voters were more likely to pick a candidate who avoids taking a stand on climate change.
In other words: It recruits more Tea Partyers than it repels, Jon Krosnick, a professor of political science at Stanford University and author of the survey, told the New York Times.
Enter Cruz, whose path to the White House will require a groundswell of Tea Party support.
"I just came back from New Hampshire, where there's snow and ice everywhere, Cruz told Seth Meyers on Late Night last week, responding to a question about climate change. My view on this is simple: Debates on this should follow science and should follow data, and many of the alarmists on global warming, they have a problem because the science doesn't back them up.
Democrats have slammed Cruz for his skepticism, saying his doubts undermine his entire candidacy.
That man betokens such a level of ignorance and a direct falsification of the existing scientific data, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) of California said on "Meet the Press" Sunday, the day before Cruz formally announced his candidacy. Its shocking and I think that man has rendered himself absolutely unfit to be running for office.
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NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) Texas Senator Ted Cruz became the first candidate to declare hes running for President in 2016. He reached out to a coalition of Tea Party and religious conservatives at Liberty University, the nations largest Christian university.
The first term Senator told the crowd, I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of America.
Cruz received loud applause when he said he stands unapologetically with Israel, wants to repeal President Obamas healthcare law, and champions school choice for every child.
The Senators supporters in North Texas eagerly greeted the announcement.
Katrina Pierson, a Garland Tea Party leader said, Senator Cruz goes out there, he gives a speech saying what you see is what you get, this is who I am, and I think thats pretty amazing.
While Cruz enjoys wide support in Texas, thats not the case nationally among Republicans.
Heath Cheek, a Dallas Republican, says he prefers a candidate who will appeal to both conservative and moderate Republicans. Thats why I think someone who appeals to both sides like Walker or Rubio is going to be the person who will win at the end of the day.
Democrats, like Shawn Stevens of Plano, blasted Cruzs candidacy, blaming him for shutting down the government in 2013. A decision he has to make is whether he wants to grand-stand or govern because frankly, up to this point, all hes done is grand-stand. He hasnt even worked with colleagues on his side of the aisle to actually govern.
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