Candidates are required to report the amount of money they raise in any quarter. Poor Scott Tipton, the newcomer is seriously nipping at his heels. During the last quarter Tipton raised $146,000. Sal Pace, his Democratic rival, raised $102,000.  On the surface it looks like Tipton won that race.

But look again. Tipton took three months to raise his money, while Pace only had one month to raise his money.  Put another way, Tipton raised $49,000 each month, while Pace raised $100,000 each month. Pace is setting the pace.

Tipton is a millionaire. Pace is not. Tipton can seed his own campaign if he needs to. The national Republican Party will support Tipton. The national Democratic Party will support Pace. Money will come from 527 organizations for both candidates. There is going to be a lot of money in this race because we live in a swing district.

A bit of a surprise for me: Pace has already received $15,000 from unions. They don’t usually enter a race so early on. Tipton must have really pissed off union workers. Pace, being from Colorado’s only real steel town, would naturally have some union contacts, and has apparently already tapped into that resource. More than money, unions can get out the vote with boots on the ground during the get out the vote phase of an election.

Go Pace! 

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Tipton's Hometown Newspaper Story About Tipton's Fundraising