CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
April 05, 2011 07:35 PM UTC
5 Comments
Schroeder paid to be a witness a year ahead of time? Lamborn only costs $2,000?!?
Isn’t it more likely that Schroeder has an interest and supports Lamborn because he supports that interest?
Is it not completely reasonable for an “expert” to come from the WEA?
Look, I get it. Campaign finance sucks, but the only way around this particular issue is to make all donations illegal. Which, granted, would be interesting to watch, but isn’t going to happen.
I usually only read the diaries dealing with energy and what-not because I don’t understand them (thank you all for your expertise), but even I know Schroeder’s kind of a jerk. That doesn’t stop him being a reasonable witness (objectivity is not technically a requirement), cash or not.
I’m all for attacking Doug Lamborn, but being a witness probably isn’t really something you pay to do. And given his position, he’s probably more than qualified for it. Plus, wouldn’t he just contribute directly?
Now, if you can find a series of contributions where say…he maxed to Lamborn, then gave to other groups, then those groups immediately gave to Lamborn…or something like that…then you might be on to something.
He/she’s not alleging anything beyond “appearance.”
I like it when the food chain is put on display personally…
It’s just meh. Pols did call it “pay-to-play” though. That’s probably not exactly fair.
Lamborn is a bit of a whore and he’s all for slanted, but this isn’t a great example.
But yeah, I often become immersed in the finance reports; local, state, and federal.
(Shit, I am a dork. I nearly added “It’s fun!”)
It’s just completely ordinary, so much so that big red text is not really necessary.
Not a thing wrong with calling it what it is, though. You bet a few grand routed to the right PAC gets you on a better list than the average citizen. Always has.