Rutt Bridges is back in the governor's race. This time however he's not a candidate, he's starting an 527 issues committee to help elect Bill Ritter, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Software entrepreneur Rutt Bridges has created an independent political committee to boost Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter's image in the face of Republican attack ads. The committee, Rocky Mountain Horizons, is releasing statewide radio ads Saturday to give voters a glimpse of Ritter and what he stands for...
"Bridges' first, and so far only, donation was from billionaire heiress Pat Stryker, who gave $50,000. Nearly half of that money went to "media and political consulting" for the radio ads. Stryker and Bridges were two of four wealthy Democrats who funneled huge amounts of money into independent groups that targeted battleground legislative races in 2004. The maneuver is largely credited with giving Democrats control of the statehouse for the first time in more than 44 years."
Also from today's Denver Post: "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter on Thursday won the endorsement of 26 law enforcement officials - including some Republicans - from across the state. Two Republican district attorneys from the Western Slope lined up with other Ritter supporters, including Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman, on the steps of the Denver City and County Building. Bonnie Roesink, district attorney for Grand, Moffat and Routt counties and Tom Raynes, the Republican district attorney for Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties, said they back Ritter. The Trailhead Group, a political committee formed by Gov. Bill Owens and other prominent Republicans, has run radio ads this summer claiming that Ritter was a weak prosecutor. Ritter's opponent, Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, announced Wednesday that seven Republican district attorneys are supporting his campaign."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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