Democrats running for Gardner's U.S. Senate seat rake in $4.5M for second quarter

[TexasTowelie]

The Democratic candidates running for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner's seat collectively raised more than twice as much as the Colorado Republican over the same period.

Between them, the nine Democrats raised $4,554,089 from April 1 to June 30 and ended the quarter with a reported $5,127,293 in the bank, say new reports to the Federal Election Commission.

Gardner, widely regarded as one of the most vulnerable senators up for re-election next year, brought in $2,009,253 for the same period and had $4,919,791 on hand at the end of the quarter.

The Democrats might be outraising the incumbent at this point, but they're also spending at a rapid clip as the crowded field takes shape nearly a year before the June 30 primary.

Read more: https://gazette.com/news/democrats-running-for-gardner-s-u-s-senate-seat-rake/article_c7bd86dc-a829-11e9-82a2-0b8934bbd095.html

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1. Gardner is toast

Republican in a blue state that’s getting increasingly bluer. He’s like the conservative equivalent to what Claire McCaskill was going up against last fall when she was a Democrat in a red state that’s getting redder.