Here's a short recap of campaign expenditures for the November election from the Denver Post. They write, "Independent political committees, known as 527 groups, raised more than $20 million to bombard voters with television advertisements, phone calls, pollsters and mail.
Meanwhile, the gubernatorial candidates - Democratic Gov.-elect Bill Ritter and Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez - raised less than half that amount to promote themselves.
'At least we've succeeded in taking the big money out of politics,' quipped Denver-based political consultant Eric Sondermann.
"On Saturday, Ritter reported raising $418,338 throughout November, lifting his total fundraising to about $4.4 million for the whole campaign. Beauprez's report was not posted at the secretary of state's website, and his congressional spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment. Through the end of October, Beauprez raised about $3.85 million, including $305,000 in loans to himself...
"Most 527 groups filed their post-election reports with the Internal Revenue Service last week, showing a continuing shift by wealthy interests to those independent committees. Fort Collins heiress Pat Stryker gave $2.67 million to 527 groups backing Democratic candidates and liberal causes. Computer entrepreneur Tim Gill provided another $2.44 million to those causes. Trailhead Group - a Republican group formed last year by Gov. Bill Owens, beer magnate Pete Coors and oilman Bruce Benson - reported raising more than $5.2 million, according to filings with the IRS. Coors provided $200,000 of that money and Benson added $75,000. Main Street Colorado - a group that backed Democratic statehouse candidates - raised nearly $2.9 million. Union-affiliated groups were major contributors to Main Street and other Democratic groups."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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