(CNN) — “O’Rourke’s campaign has not yet announced its spending and cash totals, but according to pre-primary filings, O’Rourke had $4.9 million on hand to Cruz’s $6 million.”
Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6.7 million in the first three months of 2018, his campaign announced Tuesday, a sign that the El Paso Democrat is poised to put up a significant fight against incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
“BREAKING: We raised $6.7 million in the first 3 months of 2018. No PACs, no special interests. Just people. More than 141,000 grassroots contributions. Grateful to all of you,” O’Rourke tweeted.
Click to continue reading. By David Wright, CNN – April 3, 2018