The most expensive congressional race in Colorado is shaping up to be in CD-7, where Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter is being challenged by Republican Joe “Not a Beer” Coors.
Perlmutter raised $504,131 in Q2, raising his total cash-on-hand amount to about $1.1 million.
Meanwhile, Coors brought in $390,479 from people not named Joe Coors, Jr. Technically his campaign can report a total of $787,014 in Q2 contributions, even though $396,735 came from Coors himself. Coors has been spending a ton of money on television ads already this cycle, leaving his campaign with $120,506 cash-on-hand at the end of Q2.
Coors seems willing to spend plenty of his personal fortune in order to win the seat in CD-7, but how much will be too much for “Not a Beer”? If all of his early TV advertising hasn’t significantly raised his poll numbers (and we haven’t heard one way or the other on this), then Coors will have to spend exponentially more money once a well-funded Perlmutter goes up on the air.
Full story: Perlmutter Raises Big Money, Coors Writes Big Checks
There’s no exchange rate for this. Isn’t that what Jared Polis says?
don’t think we didn’t notice your absence Friday. Got called into an all-day meeting, I’m guessing.
Polis is rich. That’s one of many reasons he’s unlikely to ever lose, barring drastic redistricting or a massive scandal. The other reasons include his excellent performance in Congress, his alignment with his district, his personal charisma, and the three-legged sacrificial lambs that he keeps getting as opponents.
From that list of advantages, Coors has only the money, and not as much of it as Polis does. It’s worth mentioning, just as Polis’s personal wealth always gets a mention when he’s discussed.
demonstrates an ability to attract support. Coors’ money demonstrates that Coors is the strongest local supporter of the Coors candidacy. I see you’ve come out of hiding, ArapG. Next I’ll check the Mittens related threads where you and your friends have been missing for a while. A little shell shocked? The Borg getting things ironed out?
No sign of you guys anywhere near the Mittens/SEC/retroactive retirement/tax return stuff. Trouble in the Borg, I guess. It’s so hard to know which talking points to use when the usual conservative opinion leaders can’t agree. Much easier to jump in on a Coors/Perlmutter race story. You know yo where your side’s solid ground is on that one.
back from the West Slope Sunday. Lots of editing left overs and type-os. Sorry
Good for Coors! I’ll drink a not-a-beer in his honor tonight.
He is one of the few that can get away with it. But still good for him.