Ted Cruz Raises $12 Million in Third Quarter, Twice as Much as Marco Rubio

Political outsider Ben Carson raised $20 million in the same period.
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz's presidential campaign raised $12.2 million in the third quarter, more than twice as much as the $6 million that Florida Senator Marco Rubio brought in during the same period.

Cruz's campaign said it took in 184,800 donations in the third quarter, the average coming in at $66, bringing the total Cruz has raised since launching his presidential bid to $26.5 million.