Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Sixth Congressional Money Reports – AP News

Republican incumbent Mike Coffman continues to dominate the money race for the 6th congressional district.  He collected $596,000 in the last quarter and has $1.8 million cash on hand.  His opponent, Joe Miklosi, raised $338,000 in the quarter and only has $453,000 cash on hand.
“The other factor making the 6th District a race to watch is its role in national politics. Both presidential campaigns are working furiously to court voters in Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, and the district also plays an outsize role in Democrats' hopes to gain the 25 seats needed for a majority in the U.S. House.
‘If Democrats are going to take the House back, the 6th District in Colorado has got to be one of those they pick up,’ said Floyd Ciruli, a nonpartisan pollster in Denver.” (AP News, July 12, 2012)
Although Miklosi will receive national Democratic money, he will need to make his own breaks in the campaign.  Both parties are working to achieve local turnout, and there is no national advantage building for the Democratic House of Representatives challenge as measured in generic polling.

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