Cruz "reiterated an argument he’s made countless times, that Republicans should pick a rock solid conservative—such as himself ..." But is he "too right wing"?

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Report: GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson deems Ted Cruz “too right wing”
By Todd J. Gillman, November 25, 2014

update 5:30 pm

The New York Observer now reports that Adelson called to dispute the way it characterized his take on Cruz: “Mr. Adelson made clear to the Observer that he was the only person in the room with Mr. Cruz and thus the only one in a position to know how he felt about the Senator.”

Also they met at the St. Regis, not the Palace.

Whatever Adelson does think of Cruz — other than that it’s something other than previously described — the Observer wasn’t saying.

We sought input hours ago from Adelson’s top political adviser but he hasn’t responded to a call and email.

original post

WASHINGTON – There are donors, and then there are megadonors. On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz got some quality time with a GOP financier in a league of his own: casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.

Cruz sat next to the Las Vegas billionaire Sunday night at the Zionist Organization of America dinner in New York. The next morning, according to the New York Observer, they met privately for two hours at the Palace Hotel.

“According to one source close to Mr. Adelson, the casino owner liked Mr. Cruz but found the senator `too right wing’ and concluded he is a longshot to win the nomination,” the Observer reported.

With a net worth of $32.4 billion, Adelson is the 12th wealthiest American on Forbes’ list. He would be a great friend for any presidential aspirant to have. In 2012, he and his wife Miriam Adelson gave $92.8 million to GOP causes and candidates. Almost single handedly, he bankrolled former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s effort. Any number of 2016 hopefuls have been courting him in what has been dubbed the “Sheldon primary.”

Over a kosher lunch on Monday with a small group of Jewish leaders, according to the Observer, Cruz predicted that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee. And he reiterated an argument he’s made countless times, that Republicans should pick a rock solid conservative — such as himself– out of the dozen or more potential candidates.

“There’s one bucket that, for lack of a better word, I’ll call the ‘moderate establishment’ bucket. It’ll be some combination of Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney,” Cruz said over lunch, according to the Observer. “Whoever’s in that bucket will raise tons of money. A lot of donors will rush to write them checks. And yet if the nominee comes from that bucket, the same voters who stayed home in 2008 and 2012 will stay home again and Hillary’s the winner.”

At Sunday’s dinner, Adelson joined the audience in giving Cruz a standing ovation.
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