April 20, 2010 06:18 AM UTC

Romanoff Reports $385,647 in 1Q Contributions

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• by: Colorado_Statesman

(David vs. Goliath, minus sling – promoted by Colorado Pols)

The Eagle has landed. After much anticipation, the Andrew Romanoff Senate campaign has released its 1st Quarter fundraising totals. The campaign raised $385,647 and spent $363,376 through March 31, winding up with $501,959 cash on hand — about $23,000 more in the bank than at the end of January.

Romanoff campaign spokesman Roy Teicher said it was “absolutely” a strong quarter and said the rate of donations increased during March, when Romanoff beat Michael Bennet in precinct caucuses.

“it was, for us, a very solid quarter,” Teicher told The Colorado Statesman Monday night. “But it also tells the story of what’s going on right now in the campaign. Since the caucuses, the contributions have increased significantly. There’s a real turning point to be found in mid March, and that’s backed up by the contributions as well as the results of the caucuses themselves.”

Teicher said campaign receipts in March totaled more than those received in January and February combined.

“I think there’s an interesting script being written here,” added Teicher, who  worked as an actor and comedy writer in decades past (and even has his own IMDB page!)

Bennet — Romanoff’s rival for the Democratic nomination for the seat Bennet now holds — reported $1,405,177 in 1st Quarter contributions and $3,570,299 cash on hand.