Posted on 06/26/2008 6:13:06 AM PDT by george76
Internet entrepreneur Jared Polis changed the dynamics of his Democratic congressional primary race in March when he wrote his campaign another $50,000 check.
That donation took his self-financing bid beyond the $350,000 mark, triggering the aptly named but little known federal "millionaires' amendment."
Polis has contributed nearly $3.7 million of his money to his campaign. He now ranks among the top 10 self-funded House candidates in the 2008 election cycle nationally and will likely become Colorado's largest-ever self-donor.
That puts pressure on his 2nd Congressional District primary competitors - former state Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, of Coal Creek Canyon, and land preservation advocate Will Shafroth, of Boulder - to keep up with advertising and mailings.
All candidates are scrambling to raise money; Monday is the last fundraising day in this quarter. Totals must be disclosed July 15.
No limit on self-funding
Political analyst Eric Sondermann said Polis' use of his own money has "put him in the game."
"Every candidate uses their respective strengths," he said. "Fitz-Gerald's strength is organization and institutions. Shafroth's is (he's) a green candidate in a green district. Polis' big strength here is access to that checkbook."
Polis, 33, of Boulder, rose to riches in the Internet boom of the 1990s. Among numerous business ventures, he's best-known for realizing nearly $800 million from the sale of Bluemountain.com, which he spun off from his parents' greeting card and publishing firm.
He's used to spending his own money on politics. He shelled out nearly $1 million to win a seat on the state Board of Education in 2000, beating his Republican opponent - who spent a mere $11,000 - by just 90 votes.
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Another Mark Dayton.
Wait, he made millions in business AND his parents have/had a successful business as well?
This must be some sort of typo! We know that all dems are simple home town folks, middle class and would never buy an election... I blame Bush
Shades of Donald Trump and Wayne Huizenga???
I'm reminded of : Self made men tend to worship their creators......
i get so tired of democrat tv-watcher friends of mine telling me
that “rich people and corporations are republicans.”
and their famous statement: “the democrats are for working people.”
ick.
And, since the Republican party and McCain and Bush in particular are so good about getting our message out, it’s hard to believe anyone can still live under this false impression. And, I’m still one of the last remaining Bush fans.
i still like bush. but i’m critical of him.
for the life of me, i don’t understand why he allowed the democrat media to
distort his public persona. he should have confronted them,
and addressed the american people with his agenda.
our troops deserve that.
i know democrat women that literally foam at the mouth when they see bush, cheney et al on tv.
I can't really agree with it - I am aggressive to the point of dangerous at times - but if President Bush was so have his team engage all the cr@p, what else would get done?
While the media/Left-O-Crats have been busily attacking his image, our president has been getting the job done. Security and growth. I'm not behind everything (build the friggin' wall!!) but what he has achieved impacts real Americans, not the chattering classes...
but they, the media, they do that.
they do what the communists around the world do—
they destroy the public image of people.
Democrats - the party of the little guy.
This dude is a poor little rich kid who had one hit in his life - a perfect candidate for representing the public.
I have no respect for these people.
Truth!
The destroy those that stand in the way of their (anti-American) goals.
I am proud to say that I support our President but even I at times find myself weakened by the relentless work of the Left...
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