Denver November 2004 Election
Supporters of FasTracks kicked off their campaign yesterday. They are asking voters to support a sales tax increase to fund the project, according to the Rocky Mountain News [May 3, 2004, "FasTracks drums up support"]. Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [May 3, 2004, "FasTracks backers begin petition drive for ballot"].
Here's a short article about Small Donor Committees from the Rocky, [May 3, 2004, "Campaign clout"]. From the article, "Small-donor committees were created under the campaign finance reform measure Amendment 27, which voters passed in 2002. The idea is to reward grass-roots campaigns by allowing their committees to make larger donations to candidates, said Pete Maysmith, executive director of Common Cause in Colorado, one of the measure's sponsors. The committees, which can be formed by anybody, cannot accept donations over $50 from each contributor. But they can give 10 times more to candidates running for state office than individuals or political action committees can. For example, a regular PAC or individual can donate up to $400 during an election to a candidate for state Senate or state House. A small-donor committee can donate as much as $4,000 per candidate. For statewide races, the limits are $1,000 for PACs and $10,000 for small-donor committees."
Mike Miles is not giving up his run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, according to the Denver Post [May 2, 2004, "Miles to go in Senate race"]. From the article, "Miles, a candidate for the Colorado U.S. Senate nomination, appeals to Democrats who complain that Salazar isn't enough a Democrat. In much the same way, Bob Schaffer has won the devotion of Republicans who aren't sure about Pete Coors' Republicanism. It's the passionate vs. the pragmatic. Coors and Salazar are supported by money and power. The wise guys and the pundits assume they'll be the candidates. But just as it's a mistake to say that Schaffer doesn't have a chance against Coors, it's wrong to think that Miles isn't going to make the primary ballot either."
Colorado Luis: "MyDD breaks down the latest polling information on the Colorado Senate race. Basically, Ken Salazar has a double digit lead over both of his possible Republican opponents, ranging from 11 to 16% depending on who you ask. (And Coors has a pretty healthy lead against Bob Schaffer in the primary.) Ralph complains that the media continues to describe the race as a toss-up, while if the situation was reversed and Peter Coors had a double digit lead they would be saying the race is over."
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