The cavalry comes to save Ted Cruz from humiliation

Leading the charge to save Cruz are super PACs associated with Texans Are and the Club for Growth, which spent $211,000 and $200,000 respectively, on television spots in late August hitting O’Rourke. The Club’s ad, which attacked O’Rourke over his proposed use of eminent domain to redevelop parts of El Paso, was part of a seven-figure push by the group to retain Republican control of the Senate seat in the face of Cruz’s apparent vulnerability.

While the Club is a well-known national organization, Texans Are is a newer group, formed last year by wealthy Cruz allies. It’s bankrolled by a host of six-figure donors, including Cinemark founder Lee Roy Mitchell, Omni Hotels owner Robert Rowling, and industrial supply tycoon Richard Uihlein.