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Ted Cruz knocks McConnell-aligned super PAC for 'zero support' in competitive race

Ted Cruz hit a McConnell-aligned group for not spending in his race, instead opting to focus on GOP pick-up opportunities in other states.


Ted Cruz knocks McConnell-aligned super PAC for 'zero support' in competitive race
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"We are getting absolutely zero support from the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF)," the Republican said. 

SLF has notably spent most of its resources in states with key Republican Senate pick-up opportunities, such as Pennsylvania, Montana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan. 

But Cruz pointed out, "In Texas, we have the most expensive Senate race in the entire country."

While the race has attracted more campaign cash than others, including Cruz's last re-election bid against Beto O'Rourke, it hasn't seen quite as much outside involvement as certain other races this cycle. 

"Chuck Schumer is spending over $100 million with George Soros trying to beat me. And McConnell in the Senate Leadership Fund is spending zero," Cruz said, referring to expenditures from the Schumer-tied Senate Majority PAC and other outside dark money groups with connections to Soros. 

Allred's campaign did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication. 

"Ted Cruz is one of the best fundraisers in the Republican Party, he ran a great campaign, and he will be reelected handily on Tuesday," SLF spokeswoman Torunn Sinclair told Fox News Digital in a statement.

Less attention has been paid to the Texas Republican's race - or those of Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., who are in similarly competitive battles - because most conservative efforts have been focused on knocking off vulnerable Democrats in several more competitive battleground states.

"The way Washington operates, the swamp doesn't like people that stand up and fight them," Cruz told reporters. "And unfortunately, McConnell uses that super PAC to reward senators who obey him and to punish those who stand up to him."

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