People Powered Progressive Andrew Romanoff Sells His Home to Finance Campaign

[liskddksil]

Democratic Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff has sold his house to finance a last-minute campaign push against Sen. Michael Bennet.

Romanoff said he sold the home in Denver's Washington Park neighborhood for $360,000 and used the proceeds to loan his Senate campaign $325,000 in advance of the Aug. 10 primary
"When I get to the Senate I will continue to champion campaign finance reform so that Coloradans of modest means can win public office without selling their homes," he said.

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100726/UPDATES01/100726020
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Now thats what I call going all-in. He is the only candidate in the race who takes no corporate PAC money. In addition, Andrew supports single-payer health care, and the more immediate adoption of a public option. Lets give Andrew the support he deserves to win the primary and the general this fall.

[napi21]

1. I'm proud of him & will send him a few $$, but I have to ask. Was that his

only home? Obviously he has to live somewhere, and many if not all of the Senators have second homes.

No slam intended, just askin.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Yeah, I hope he has someplace else to stay now.

[liskddksil]

3. It could be but I'm sure he can rent

Also he's been on the road almost all the time over the past 5-6 months.

[napi21]

4. Here's the link to send him a few bucks. I'd love for him to beat

Bennet. I'm retired and could ony send him $10 but if we all do that, he will win!

www.andrewromanoff.com

[liskddksil]

5. Thanks!

[Freddie Stubbs]

6. Desperation is not an attractive quality in a candidate

[liskddksil]

7. Neither is a candidate with a boatload of tainted corporate cash

but what some call desperation, I call bravery and cajones, qualities the Senate could sure use.

[backscatter712]

10. He's going all-in on this race, which may indicate he thinks he can win it.

Still, he's a prominent politician in Colorado - he was Speaker of the House in the state capitol, which means that if all else fails, he's likely to score a profitable lobbying or consulting gig, so he's not in any danger of being out on the street.

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. Corporations are prohibited by law from contributing to federal candidate's campaigns

[Hannah Bell]

8. lol. right.

[Canuckistanian]

9. Whoa! the unreccers are out in force against Romanoff

Both threads have dropped out of the Greatest Page since about 3 minutes ago.

[liskddksil]

11. Probably the same crew that instantly unrecs any thread that questions

whether the so-called education reforms are actually good ideas.

[Sebastian Doyle]

14. And the same ones that thought Blanche Lincoln is the legitimate nominee in Artkansas

But Kendrick Meek in Florida is not.

[Freddie Stubbs]

17. Meeks still has a tough primary to get through

But whoever wins, they will be head and shoulders above Crist and Rubio.

[Kingofalldems]

16. K and R to counter the un-reccers

Is Karl Rove here?:shrug:

[Mojorabbit]

12. K&R nt

[izzybeans]

13. Sounds shady.

Who sells a house this fast without listing it? Sounds like the "developer" who bought it basically made a donation to his campaign.

Pardon the guy who had to short-sale a home after listing it for 3.5 years for asking the obvious question. Cheerlead away!

[saltpoint]

18. If I lived in Colorado I'd vote for Romanoff in the primary

and for whichever candidate wins the primary against the Puke nom in the general.

Then I'd take a very long day's hike through the aspens in that astonishingly beautiful state.