Joe Neguse Sets Fundraising Record for SOS Candidates

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by: Colorado Pols

Joe Neguse, Democrat for Secretary of State

According to a press release sent out yesterday by the campaign of Democrat Joe Neguse:

Today Joe Neguse for Secretary of State announced raising $461,380 in contributions. Neguse surpassed the total amount raised by any candidate running for Secretary of State in the history of Colorado. [Pols emphasis]

Mike Coffman previously held the record with $446,660 total raised in his 2006 run for the office. Neguse has already bougth $280,000 in TV ads. Neguse's Republican opponent, on the other hand, appears to have raised the least amount of any candidate (Republican or Democrat) running for statewide office in Colorado.

Republican Wayne Williams has raised a total of $225,522, which isn't even half of the total raised by Neguse. We're actually kind of surprised Williams has even raised that much given his numerous problems with fundraising.

Neguse has run a very strong campaign for Secretary of State, which gives him the best odds in our view of the three Democrats running for down ballot statewide races (Attorney General, Treasurer, SOS). As we've said many times in the past, it is tough for any candidates running for these seats to really make a mark in an election year where tens of millions of dollars are being spent on three races alone (Governor, U.S. Senate, CO-6), particularly given the fact that Colorado voters tend to split their votes for these second-tier seats. But the combination of Neguse's strong campaign and Williams' general ineptitude — not to mention a poisonous four years from current SOS Scott Gessler — may just put Neguse over the top in November.

8 thoughts on “Joe Neguse Sets Fundraising Record for SOS Candidates”

Zappatero says:

October 15, 2014 at 12:09 pm

Williams getting some fraudulent "voter fraud" help from National Review as he perpetuates Scott Gessler's fraudulent "work".

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DawnPatrol says:

October 15, 2014 at 12:23 pm

Great news! Time to get out my checkbook and "Go Joe" one more time!

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Gilpin Guy says:

October 15, 2014 at 12:24 pm

Funny but he doesn't look white enough to win or is this really the 21st century?

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1. Miss Jane says:
  
  October 15, 2014 at 4:08 pm
  
  I have heard tell of this 21st century you speak of, but it has not yet arrived in El Paso County.
  
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DenverMom says:

October 15, 2014 at 1:03 pm

Joe Neguse deserves to win. He is a smart, thoughtful man who believes in encouraging democracy through voting, not putting up barriers. Wayne Williams would continue the practices of the current SOS, including his nasty partisan staff.

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mamajama55 says:

October 15, 2014 at 3:41 pm

Neguse would be the breath of nonpartisan fresh air we need in the Secretary of State's office.

Imagine: not blowing the budget by giving businesses a "fee holiday"

Imagine: not wasting taxpayer time and resources seeking nonexistent voter fraud.

Imagine: actually working for more free and fair elections.

Wow.

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1. BlueCat says:
  
  October 15, 2014 at 5:06 pm
  
  The GOTP will fight free and fair, high participation elections as long as a single one of their pols is left standing. You're not going to get those with any Republican who might possibly win a primary to run for SOS at this point in history. If the people of Colorado elect a Republican SOS again, the people of Colorado don't want free and fair, high participation elections. They want to turn back the clock to the good old days when abortions involved back allies and coat hangers, minorities knew their place and women voted the way their menfolk told them to.
  
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Davie says:

October 15, 2014 at 6:15 pm

Good News! I was right — the DP did endorse Joe about an hour ago!

It won't make up for endorsing Gardner, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a stick.

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