Posted on 10/02/2010 9:24:04 PM PDT by george76
The American Future Fund is spending more than half a million dollars to try to oust Colorado Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a huge sum in a district less competitive than others where the group is playing.
The $560,000 is for both an ad buy and a field campaign — the only district where AFF is funding a grassroots component, AFF founder Nick Ryan told POLITICO.
Perlmutter is facing Navy veteran Ryan Frazier, a Republican with considerable support from the national party. The 7th District is outside Denver and favors the Democrats — voters picked President Obama in the 2008 election 59 percent to 40 percent. Two other Colorado districts are considered more competitive: the sprawling 4th District, where freshman Rep. Betsy Markey is running against Republican Cory Gardner, and the 3rd District, where Rep. John Salazar is running against GOPer Scott Tipton.
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Yeah, Pudwhacker’s gotta go.
(Although, I thought it was referencing a different, “AFF,” at first)
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