Sen. Ted Cruz and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker were battling on the presidential campaign trail just a few months ago, but now, Cruz is asking people to help Walker retire the debt he accumulated during his failed campaign.
#CruzCrew – I stand with my friend @ScottWalker & hope you will too! https://t.co/tX7axrEHdR pic.twitter.com/Z2txgGBhFq
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 14, 2015
Walker’s campaign has repeatedly asked for donations in the nearly three months since it ended. Earlier this month, the campaign sent out a fundraising pitch from Keith Gilkes, who managed Walker’s 2012 recall victory and directed a super PAC supporting the governor’s presidential campaign.
“He needs your help today to end our ‘Walker for America’ campaign in the black and I urge you to respond with your usual generosity,” Gilkes wrote in the fundraising email. “What our rivals don’t understand about Governor Scott Walker is that he is a driven, movement conservative who never quits. They underestimate him. Just as Governor Walker is convinced that America’s best days are ahead, I am convinced that his best days as a conservative leader are ahead of him.”
Before quitting the 2016 race, the Walker campaign paid 15 staffers at a rate exceeding a $100,000 annual salary, and it paid another 15 staffers at a rate equivalent to $50,000 to $90,000 per year.
