Cornyn has a track record of raising significant campaign money for his colleagues.
The contenders have all been publicly supportive of McConnell’s leadership, but that hasn’t quelled speculation.
He remains a top McConnell lieutenant and has taken the lead on significant bipartisan measures, including the gun deal that followed the school massacre in Uvalde last year.He also has a not-so-secret weapon his rivals lack: the ability to raise massive amounts of campaign cash and spread it around to his colleagues.When the battle to succeed McConnell truly starts, Cornyn will have substantial chits to cash in from those efforts in addition to the promise of future fundraising.
“You can have all the wonderful ideas in the world but if you don’t get elected, lots of luck implementing them,” said Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, who received about $374,000 from Cornyn’s committee on his way to reelection last year. Sarah Perot and Ross Perot Jr., who is chairman of the Perot Companies and Hillwood, contributed more than $846,000.
Houston beer magnate John Nau III, who has served as Cornyn’s national finance chairman, has contributed more than $564,000. He’s chairman and CEO of Silver Eagle Beverages, one of the largest Anheuser-Busch distributors in the country.
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