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Massive out of State money fails to buy school board election; Koch brothers supported PAC looses!
Topic Started: Nov 4 2015, 10:13 PM (556 Views)
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So big money bought the election and it wasn't Kochs.
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Nov 6 2015, 08:51 AM
So big money bought the election and it wasn't Kochs.
I do not know if your obvious misinterpretation of the facts is intentional or not and I do not really care. If doing so makes you feel better, bigger, or more important, go for it, Neutral.
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Nov 6 2015, 07:24 AM
It appears those who predicted big money would define this off-year election for school board races across the state were right. Many of this year’s school board elections have indeed seen large influxes of outside money.

However, with the possible exception of Jefferson County, that big money is primarily flowing into the union-friendly candidates and the issue committees supporting those candidates, not the other way around as many predicted.

In fact, the latest reports from Thompson School District in northern Colorado, the state’s 17th largest school district in 2014, show that pro-union and anti-reform organizations and candidates appear to be outspending most districts statewide.

An Independent Expenditure Committee in the Thompson School District—which encompasses Loveland, Estes Park, Berthoud, and a small part of Fort Collins—has reported $220,000 in total contributions and nearly $196,000 in expenditures.

Of that, $93,000 has come from the Put Thompson Students First (PTSF) 527 political organization, Put Thompson Students First Action. According to the Secretary of State’s office, 527 groups are “typically federal organizations created to influence or attempt to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of candidates.”

In a November 2 filing, Put Thompson Students First Action lists only two contributors: America Votes and Citizens for Integrity.

America Votes, which contributed $75,000 to PTSF Action, is a very well-known national advocacy organization that calls itself the “coordination hub of the Progressive community.” The organization’s list of partners includes the National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, Planned Parenthood Action, and a variety of other left-leaning organizations.

The group spent nearly $1 million to support the union-led effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker after he pushed for labor policy reform in that state. According to the Colorado Secretary of State, the organization has spent millions on various Colorado elections since October 2006.

Citizens for Integrity also donated $20,000 to PTSF Action. According to the Colorado Secretary of State, the group has contributed hundreds of thousands to various Colorado elections since 2010. It has given heavily in the past to groups like Mainstream Colorado, which are primarily focused on electing Democrats.
http://completecolorado.com/pagetwo/2015/11/03/unions-outside-money-place-big-bets-on-school-board-races-statewide/


colo_crawdad
Nov 6 2015, 09:13 AM
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Nov 6 2015, 08:51 AM
So big money bought the election and it wasn't Kochs.
I do not know if your obvious misinterpretation of the facts is intentional or not and I do not really care. If doing so makes you feel better, bigger, or more important, go for it, Neutral.


What is the misinterpretation of facts, other than your own of course?


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