Via Politico:
DCCC’s Red To Blue Candidates Outraised Republican Incumbents and Rivals
The most vulnerable Republican incumbents are getting outraised and facing serious challenges from Democratic candidates, new Federal Election Commission fundraising reports show. The top-tier Red to Blue Democratic candidates outraised their Republican opponents, most of them incumbents, in the final quarter of 2011. This comes after the NRCC was outraised by the DCCC for the first year of their majority and new polls show voters prefer to elect a Democratic Congress in 2012.
Average Q4 Raised by Red to Blue Candidates: $201,370
Average Q4 Raised by Republicans Incumbents/Opponents: $178,215
The “Red to Blue” race in Colorado is in CD-3, between Sal Pace and Scott Tipton, where the incumbent Tipton is reeling from bad coverage of his poor fundraising performance last quarter, and Pace’s relative strength. As you can see, that’s a story playing out elsewhere too.
Colorado’s Rep. Jared Polis took charge of “Red to Blue” last May, and we assume the glowing press he’s indirectly receiving in these key races has him smiling.
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With SuperPacs raising astronomical sums, a candidate’s money may be meaningless.
The numbers are really irrelevant.
Scott Tipton is rich and can and will write himself as large a check as is necessary to be reelected.
So Pace can’t raise money without Sugar Daddy Jared? Interesting.
I’d rather rely on “Sugar Daddy Jared” when it comes to raising money than think that Tipton can write an unlimited check. He’s rich, but not THAT rich. His money will continue to come from Texas Oil Men.
Did you hear that there are soon going to be direct flights between Houston and Grand Junction? What do you think THAT is about?
They come and they go and have over the years. It’s the same as the Vegas flights or LA ones.
I don’t read anything into it.
So this comment ISN’T hypocritical because ‘pubs NEVER rely on fundraising efforts by other elected officials, right?
Right, A-BOT?
Bueller?
Polis prefers to go Blue to Red. At least, as evidenced by his apparent support for a Republican candidate for president. Does Jared Polis usually campaign outside Ron Paul events?
understudy is back
trying to figure out which D candidate has the cutest supporters so he can try to infiltrate campaign
welcome back little guy