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Biden, at a fundraiser at the Dallas home of lawyer Russell
Budd, urged donors to support U.S. Representative Colin Allred,
the Democratic nominee for the Senate seat held by Cruz.
“The stakes couldn’t be higher across the board. And with your
help, we’re going to win up and down the ticket, and that
includes here in Texas,” Biden said.
“You've got to elect Colin as your next senator... so Ted Cruz
joins another loser, Donald Trump," Biden said, referring to his
likely Republican opponent in the November presidential
election.
Budd announced that the event, the first of two fundraisers for
Biden in Texas Thursday evening, raised $2.5 million, adding to
the tally collected by Biden this week on a Western swing.
Biden's campaign raised more than $53 million in February and
reported it has $155 million cash on hand.
Trump's campaign reported Wednesday it had raised $10.9 million
in February.
Cruz, who lost the race for the 2016 Republican presidential
nomination, has been a frequent Biden critic, particularly on
Biden's handling of migration along the Texas border with
Mexico.
Polls show a tight race between Cruz and Allred, a former
professional football player and House Representative.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; Editing by Heather
Timmons and Gerry Doyle)
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