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In Tuesday's recall election in COlorado against state senators who voted for new gun restrictions, people supporting the recall were outspent 7 to 1 by people who wanted the anti-gun Democrats to stay in office. Much of the money supporting the Democrats, came from out of state billionaires such as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California leftist financier Eli Broad.
And the Colorado citizens won anyway, voting the Democrat state senators out of office despite massive media buys and campaigns by wealthy Democrats.
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Our View: Did Bloomberg Buy the Recalls? | The Colorado Observer
Our View: Did Bloomberg Buy the Recalls?
September 10, 2013
By Editor
The outcome of todays historic recall elections are about more than the jobs of embattled Democratic state Senators John Morse and Angela Giron. They will also speak volumes about the influence of unlimited amounts of special interest money on Colorados elections. Will those special interests succeed? Or will voters see the left wing smear machine for what it is crass, dishonest, willing to say anything to preserve their power.
Recall opponents, floating on oceans of money funneled into the recall contests by billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, outspent recall backers by a whopping 7 to 1 margin.
The fact that turnout numbers suggest such a competitive race given the anti-recall sides jaw-dropping financial advantage is frankly, astounding. And the fact that so much of the money comes from out of state the Denver Post recently reported that Bloomberg and California philanthropist Eli Broad personally stroked six figure checks suggests that liberal elites from thousands of miles away think they can buy Colorados elections.
And the Colorado citizens won anyway, voting the Democrat state senators out of office despite massive media buys and campaigns by wealthy Democrats.
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Our View: Did Bloomberg Buy the Recalls? | The Colorado Observer
Our View: Did Bloomberg Buy the Recalls?
September 10, 2013
By Editor
The outcome of todays historic recall elections are about more than the jobs of embattled Democratic state Senators John Morse and Angela Giron. They will also speak volumes about the influence of unlimited amounts of special interest money on Colorados elections. Will those special interests succeed? Or will voters see the left wing smear machine for what it is crass, dishonest, willing to say anything to preserve their power.
Recall opponents, floating on oceans of money funneled into the recall contests by billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, outspent recall backers by a whopping 7 to 1 margin.
The fact that turnout numbers suggest such a competitive race given the anti-recall sides jaw-dropping financial advantage is frankly, astounding. And the fact that so much of the money comes from out of state the Denver Post recently reported that Bloomberg and California philanthropist Eli Broad personally stroked six figure checks suggests that liberal elites from thousands of miles away think they can buy Colorados elections.
