July 09, 2013 09:35 AM UTC

Romanoff: $500,000+ For The Second Straight Quarter

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• by: Colorado Pols

The Hill's Alexandra Jaffe, in case you hadn't already heard:

Democrat Andrew Romanoff raised more than $500,000 in the second quarter and now has nearly $920,000 cash on hand for his campaign to challenge Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.)

That brings his total raised this year to about $1.02 million, making him one of the strongest fundraisers in the House thus far.

More than 91 percent of the donors came from within the state, and more than 80 percent were donations of $100 or less. Romanoff said previously that he wouldn't take money from PACs or special interest groups to fund his campaign.

As of this writing, Romanoff reports slightly more cash on hand than his Republican opponent–we can think of no better answer he could give to critics, including this blog, of his refusal to accept PAC money. The National Republican Congressional Committee was quick to the defensive, Tweeting out in response that incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman raised some $566,000. But Romanoff's second $500,000+ quarter, and breaking of $1,000,000 raised in total so early in this race, is proof positive that this will be no repeat of Coffman's 2012 survival story: which was, as you know, bare survival, against a weak and underfunded challenger.

This time, it's going to be different.