Welp. This story just keeps getting more bizarre.
As we’ve noted in this space, the Arizona Republican Party has now sent two different direct mail pieces into CO-08 in support of Republican Gabe Evans as he tries to unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo. As you are no doubt aware, Arizona is not in Colorado (or vice versa).
Nevertheless, the Arizona Republican Party keeps sending mailers into Colorado — and now they’re also including support for Republican Jeff Hurd in CO-03:
As we’ve written before, this is a new phenomenon that we have not previously encountered in Colorado.
Why is the Arizona Republican Party spending money helping Republican candidates in a state that is not Arizona?
Who is paying for this?
Is the Colorado Republican Party so completely incompetent that the state party in Arizona has had to take over?
Political reporters, assemble!
You must be logged in to post a comment.
BY: ParkHill
IN: Arizona GOP is Now Sending Direct Mail in TWO Colorado Congressional Districts
BY: unnamed
IN: Arizona GOP is Now Sending Direct Mail in TWO Colorado Congressional Districts
BY: unnamed
IN: Arizona GOP is Now Sending Direct Mail in TWO Colorado Congressional Districts
BY: NOV GOP meltdown
IN: Trump Calls His Own Bluff On Aurora
BY: JohnNorthofDenver
IN: Gabe Evans Can’t Answer Question on “When is it Okay to Hit Children”?
BY: davebarnes
IN: Arizona GOP is Now Sending Direct Mail in TWO Colorado Congressional Districts
BY: Thorntonite
IN: Arizona GOP is Now Sending Direct Mail in TWO Colorado Congressional Districts
BY: Thorntonite
IN: Gabe Evans Can’t Answer Question on “When is it Okay to Hit Children”?
BY: harrydoby
IN: Trump Calls His Own Bluff On Aurora
BY: 2Jung2Die
IN: Gabe Evans Can’t Answer Question on “When is it Okay to Hit Children”?
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay in the loop with regular updates!
Given that Arizona is a swing state in the Presidential election, has a potentially pivotal open senate seat, and two toss up House seats, were I an Arizona Republican, I'd be a bit irritated that my party leadership is looking for opportunities outside the state to spend money.
I'd have to agree. Also, their legislative chambers are up for grabs. Glad I'm not an Arizona Republican. Or a Colorado Republican.
"Is the Colorado Republican Party so completely incompetent that the state party in Arizona has had to take over?"
Yes.
Do you know who the chair of the COGOP is?
Super-PAC Out-sourcing.
As I said in the previous post, these mailers are outsourced to a few marketing firms, in a few states. It doesn’t mean that the Arizona GOP itself is sending mailers to Colorado.
The “paid for by” is merely the mechanism by which Super-Pacs are able to get cheap postal rates.
Something similar is happening in states all over the country, mailers from other states hitting Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, etc