‘Jews for Cruz’ PAC to change name
Federal Election Commission rules political action committee would need presidential candidate's authorization to use name
JTA — “Jews for Cruz” can be for just about anything but Cruz, the Federal Election Commission said, according to Time Magazine.
The Jews for Cruz PAC backs Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his presidential bid, but Cruz has not authorized them to do so. Thus they must change their name, the FEC informed the PAC in a letter Monday.
FEC rules (see page four, here) say a political action committee must have a formal affiliation with a candidate in order to include the candidate’s name in its name.
Apparently the group has a penchant for rhymes. Time says its Twitter profile read: “Help us fight the Islamic and liberal assault on America and Israel. In your heart, you know we’re right. And in your guts, you know they’re nuts.”
That phrase no longer appears on the @JewsforCruz nor the@JewsforCruzPac profiles.
But I like “Guts and Nuts” as the PAC’s name.