Republican congressional candidate Mike Coffman announced today strong fundraising numbers, at the same time that fellow candidates Ted Harvey and Wil Armstrong announced meaningless news.
First, a press release from the campaign of CD-6 candidate Mike Coffman:
Highlands Ranch, CO - Sixth Congressional District candidate Mike Coffman announced today that he will report having raised over $300,000 in contributions this quarter, bringing his overall total to over $750,000 to date.
"The fact that each quarter we have been able to surpass our fundraising total from the previous reporting period is very encouraging. These strong numbers will ensure we have the resources needed to make a strong push in the final six weeks of the campaign", said Coffman Campaign Manager Dustin Zvonek...
...Coffman for Congress will file a full financial report with the Federal Election Commission on July 15th to include all contributions and expenditures during the second reporting period of 2008.
Coffman's fundraising should keep him firmly atop the CD-6 leaderboard, and the amount he raised in Q2 alone will likely be more than candidates Ted Harvey and Steve Ward raise in total when all is said and done.
Elsewhere in CD-6, Harvey announced the endorsement of The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and their Colorado affiliate, the Credit Union Association of Colorado (CUAC). Wil Armstrong added to his list of endorsements by announcing that he has the support of gasbag radio host Dan Caplis. Yay for them.
According to a press release from the campaign of Republican Wil Armstrong, who is running for congress in CD-6:
Today US Rep. Marilyn Musgrave endorsed Wil Armstrong for congress. Rep. Musgrave cited Armstrong's business experience as a critical factor.
"Wil is the only candidate in the race with extensive business experience" Musgrave said, "having spent years hiring employees, building businesses and managing them through fluctuating economies.
"Finally, Wil Armstrong is a devout family man who leads by example. He is a steadfast and principled conservative. Colorado families would be fortunate to have Wil Armstrong fighting for them in Congress."
In addition to her formal endorsement, Rep. Musgrave also released a short video clip of her support for Armstrong. The video is available at: www.armstrongforcongress.com/video.
In the video, you can almost hear Musgrave saying, "Was that okay, Bill?"
Just kidding, but how well does a Musgrave endorsement play in CD-6? No doubt all of the candidates would have been happy to have her support, but in the end, how much does it really do for Armstrong?
Republican Wil Armstrong, who is running for congress in CD-6, today announced an online video of support from former Gov. Bill Owens. If you listen closely at the end, you can almost hear Owens saying, "Was that okay, Bill?"
Also included in today's announcement, which you can read after the jump, is a clever new short bio of the man formerly known as a Mortgage lender:
Armstrong is currently the CEO of software developer Blueberry Systems in Greenwood Village. He is running to succeed retiring Rep. Tom Tancredo.
The campaign for Republican Mike Coffman in CD-6 released new internal poll numbers today. According to a press release:
Highlands Ranch, CO - Sixth Congressional District candidate Mike Coffman released today results from a recent poll of likely Republican primary voters.
Question: "If the Republican primary election for Congress were held today and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote?"
Response:
Mike Coffman 47%
Wil Armstrong 19%
Ted Harvey 7%
Steve Ward 4%
The poll was conducted for the Coffman for Congress campaign by the Tarrance Group between 5/27/08 and 5/28/08 with a margin of error of +/- 5.8%
"These numbers are very encouraging, especially considering the fact that there are only 39 days until absentee ballots will be mailed out to voters and just over 70 days until the Primary Election", said Coffman Campaign Manager Dustin Zvonek.
"One of the most significant aspects of these numbers is that margin between Mike and his closest competitor is now greater than the number of undecided voters", added Zvonek.
These are certainly strong numbers, and although they should be taken with a grain of salt coming from an internal poll, it's hard to argue the logic of the results. Coffman has both the money and the name ID, and none of the other candidates can match him in either department. Whether or not Coffman really polls at 47% is irrelevant; what this poll shows is that his numbers are strong enough to indicate that this race is all but over.
Republican Secretary of State and CD-6 candidate Mike Coffman begins airing television and radio ads today, the first of the campaign cycle in CD-6. The ad is available on You Tube.
Yes, the race is far from over. Yes, a lot can happen in the next several months. But after two straight laughable campaign finance reports, Republican Ted Harvey is all but dead as a candidate for congress in CD-6:
Coffman and Armstrong aren't likely to slow down in their fundraising battle, which means that Harvey would have to do astronomically well in Q2 to even be in the ballpark before the primary. This one is a two-man race, folks.
Republican Secretary of State Mike Coffman reported raising $244,239 in Q1 for his campaign for congress in CD-6. Coffman now has $323,897 cash on hand. Click below for the full press release.
From the campaign of Republican CD-6 candidate Mike Coffman:
Highlands Ranch, CO - This past Friday, March 14th, the Coffman for Congress campaign sent a letter to all of the candidates in the race for the 6th Congressional District urging them to sign a pledge to disavow any and all negative 527 activities.
"The voters of the Sixth Congressional District deserve a campaign that is centered on issues and ideas, not petty personal attacks", said Coffman.
Coffman for Congress Campaign Manager, Dustin Zvonek added, "After what took place in the 2006 primary for the 5th Congressional District and in the primary for the U.S. Senate in 2004, we believe it's important for the voters and the Republican Party to have a clean and honest election. We hope our opponents agree and will sign the pledge".
Sign the pledge. Disavow away. Who cares? No candidate is supposed to "know" anything about 527 campaigns anyway. It doesn't take a lot of backbone to disavow something you aren't supposed to acknowledge anyway. Or perhaps this is Coffman's way of pre-emptively giving himself cover for 527 attacks that he knows will come against his opponents.
Republican congressional candidate Wil Armstrong has hired Jack Stansbery as his campaign manager.
Stansbery spent 2006 running the operations of the train wreck that was the Trailhead Group (now defunct), the 527 committee charged with winning back seats for Republicans across Colorado. We all know how that turned out. Hopefully for Armstrong, Stansbery will be better-suited to a bruising Republican primary in CO-6 than he was in handling Trailhead's operations.
Armstrong was the last of the three major candidates in CO-6 (assuming you still consider Ted Harvey to be a "major" candidate, which we really don't anymore) whose leadership was made known. Harvey's campaign is being run by Jon Hotaling of Doug Lamborn fame, and Mike Coffman's campaign is being overseen by Phaseline Strategies, of...of...of some kind of fame.
Republican Wil Armstrong reported raising an impressive $192,136 for his congressional run in CD-6, putting him on pace with Mike Coffman and well ahead of Ted Harvey.
