EXCLUSIVE: Romney Raised $2.5M At Record-Breaking, Bipartisan Aspen Fundraiser

Published on July 12, 2012 by

Sources tell Colorado Peak Politics that Mitt Romney shattered presidential fundraising records in Aspen while in town on Monday, pulling in a staggering $2.5 million at the event, which included an audience of 20% non-Republicans.

The event was hosted by long-time Obama supporter Susan Crown, who flipped on Obama in 2011 over the issue of Israel, according to The Washington Post. Crown's father and brother continue to support President Obama, with her brother James bundling between $200-500,000 for his re-election campaign by the first quarter of 2012.  

Prior to Romney's event, the previous record for GOP fundraising in Aspen was set by Texas Governor Rick Perry, who held an event in August 2011 for his Presidential campaign that pulled in $175,000, which was a new record at the time, according to The Colorado Statesman's Jody Hope Strogoff.  

During the fundraiser, sources say, attendees who were not registered Republicans were asked to raise their hands and 20% of the audience's hands shot up.  

Colorado has proven to be a strong fundraising base for Governor Romney. In June, when Romney and the Republican National Committee outraised President Obama and the Democratic National Committee by $35 million, Colorado "dramatically exceeded expectations" in donations to Romney, according to Politico.  

By comparison, the last time Obama came to Colorado for a fundraiser, in May, 150 people failed to show up for his fundraiser.

With Colorado likely to be a closely fought battle between Obama and Romney, the fundraising disparity in the state between the two campaigns can't be welcome news to Team Hopenchange.

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(Photo of Romney event in Grand Junction on Tuesday via Romney campaign’s Facebook page)

 

DANGEROUS ASSOCIATIONS: Jon Corzine Still Bundling Cash For Obama, Udall Yet To Return Contribution

Published on April 24, 2012 by

Disgraced banker and former US Senator Jon Corzine was listed as a major bundler for President Obama in a list released Friday afternoon. Despite being under federal investigation for defrauding his clients, Corzine is noted as having raised over $500,000 for Obama's campaign.

In Colorado, US Senator Mark Udall has taken nearly $5,000 from Corzine and refused to return it.

Reports Real Clear Politics:

Jon Corzine — under federal and congressional investigation following accusations that the securities firm he headed illegally took clients' funds before collapsing — is among President Obama's top re-election campaign bundlers, raising at least $500,000, according to the campaign’s filing Friday with the Federal Election Commission.  

Corzine, the former New Jersey senator and governor, and former head of Goldman Sachs, is among 127 individuals (dubbed “volunteer fundraisers” in the parlance used by Obama’s Chicago campaign) credited with raising more than $500,000 through the first quarter of 2012.

The Obama campaign and the Democrat National Committee returned nearly $70,000 in donations from Corzine last December, but apparently feel alright about keeping the money he rustled up for them.

Udall won't even return the money given to him by Corzine, as Udall's Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing on April 15, 2012 shows no money being returned to Corzine. 

It is generally not advisable to be associated with someone under current federal investigation for illegally taking people's money and losing it.

You might even call that a dangerous association.

With Udall seeing his approval rating plummeting to 40% in a recent poll that heavily oversampled liberals, he might want to be careful about the type of people funding his campaign. 


 
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