Denver Post: "The Republican Governors Association has pumped $500,000 into Colorado's gubernatorial race, considered by political analysts to be one of the most competitive in the country. The governors group donated the money to Trailhead Group LLC, an independent political committee that said it will use the money to help GOP candidate Bob Beauprez...
"The group recently made hundreds of thousands of robocalls to voters statewide criticizing Ritter's position on immigration. And two weeks ago, the group put up a radio ad suggesting that as prosecutor, Ritter was soft on crime because he plea-bargained 97 percent of his cases. The contribution was revealed Monday in Trailhead's quarterly disclosure to the IRS. The group has raised a total of $1.6 million, according to the filing. The RGA is committed to keeping the governor's job in Republican hands, said Phil Musser, the group's executive director. The RGA donation equals almost a quarter of what Beauprez has raised to date. Beauprez on Monday reported he raised $2.1 million through July 12. Ritter collected about $2 million in the same period. Trailhead was created by Republican Gov. Bill Owens, beer magnate Pete Coors and Denver businessman Bruce Benson as a counteroffensive to a group of well-heeled Democrats who funneled millions into independent groups that targeted battleground legislative races in 2004. Trailhead is a so-called 527 group, named after the applicable section of the tax code, which permits it to use a loophole in campaign finance laws to legally raise and spend soft money. State law limits contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates and sets donation limits from political parties to candidates. Independent committees such as 527s aren't subject to those restrictions."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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