Cruz Supporters Raise $51 Million So Far

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HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) -  Supporters of Texas Senator Ted Cruz's presidential campaign have raised more than $51 million, giving Cruz one of the strongest war chests among those running for president.

The campaign reports in a little more than three months, it raised more than $14.2 million from more than 175,000 contributions, with an average contribution of $81. In the second quarter, the Cruz campaign raised roughly $10 million, which added on top of the record-breaking $4.3 million haul in the one week preceding the second quarter of the year.

The final super PAC numbers have not yet been released, but in June the super PACs supporting Senator Cruz publicly announced that they had already raised more than $37 million in support of his presidential campaign.

In a news release Sunday, the campaign said the aggregate total of over $51 million means that, along with Cruz's strong support from the conservative grassroots across the country, Cruz's campaign will have the resources, the manpower, and the energy to compete vigorously in all early state contests, as well as nationally in the Super Tuesday states on March 1st.

"The grassroots energy and support we are seeing is overwhelming," said Cruz. "In Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina – and all across the country – we are seeing courageous conservatives coming together for real change. We're reassembling the Reagan coalition – from conservatives to libertarians to people of Faith – and with the help of so many supporters, we will be able to deliver our optimistic message all across the country."

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