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2nd CD: A first look at the $$
No surprise that Jared Polis outraised Joan Fitz-Gerald and Will Shafroth in the first round of fundraising for the 2nd Congressional District Democratic race.
What is a surprise is that Shafroth, a relative political newcomer, outraised Fitz-Gerald, the state…
BoCo Buzz: Ch-ch-ch-changes Continue
We’d pattern this post after Abbott & Costello’s “Who’s on First,” but: A) it may be more confusing than that and B) you young `uns probably never heard of them.
So, first, to the Boulder City Council where conventional…
SoS Task Force: Fixing a Broken System
The first of any 12-step program is to admit the problem, and the Secretary of State’s staff took that step Thursday, acknowledging their campaign finance disclosure system is broken.
The staff and the task force studying the electronic system…
Schaffer’s Take: $717,000
GOP Senate candidate Bob Schaffer raised $717,000 after he entered the race with six weeks to go in the second quarter.
Democratic Rep. Mark Udall reported Tuesday that he took in $1.1 million in the quarter.
Schaffer’s…
The Trailhead Treads On
Sure the 2006 elections are over and things didn’t go so well for the much-ballyhooed 527, Trailhead Group. In fact, the Denver Post even reported the group’s demise.
Not so fast.
According to recent IRS filings, Trailhead…
Campaign Finance Web site on the Agenda
Ever try to dig deep into the campaign finance data at the Secretary of State’s Web site?
It can be a frustrating experience. The combination of electronically filed information with manually filed info means you’ve got to double-…
Publishers kick in to state campaigns – mostly on the GOP side
Some may argue that journalists are liberals. But their owners tend to the conservative side, as we pointed out a couple of weeks ago in a look at federal campaign contributions.
A look at publishers’ and owners’…
Reporter Donations? A Few, Here and There
An NPR senior editor gave $100 to Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis.
A Sports Illustrated columnist kicked in $200 to Mitch Morrisey’s successful campaign for Denver district attorney.
A Denver Post wire editor gave $225 to various Democratic…
Udall rakes in more than $1M
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall raised $1.1 million in the second quarter, his campaign announced today.
Udall now has $2.5 million in the bank for a race that’s expected to be one of the most competitive in the…
On the Run: House races slow to shape up
What’s up in the House?
Only nine Colorado House members are term-limited for the 2008 election. Although each of the 65 seats in the Colorado House come up for re-election every two years, that doesn’t mean that many races…
