Swift Boat donors explain their aid to Polis (Democratic candidate)

[Robbien]

Source: Rocky Mountain News

A Nashville, Tenn., auto dealer who has donated thousands of dollars to Republican causes - including the Swift Boat attack group - said he contributed to Jared Polis' congressional campaign because he considers the Boulder resident "a good conservative."

"If he's a good man and believes in the right principles, I don't care whether he's Republican or Democrat," Lee Beaman said.

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Another donor, Arthur Gray Jr., of New Hampshire, said his friend Arthur Laffer, economist and former adviser to President Reagan, asked him to donate to Polis.

Gray said Laffer knows Polis and described the Internet entrepreneur as a "very good guy" who believes in "supply side economics."

Read more: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/nov/29/swift-boat-donors-explain-their-aid-to-polis/

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Polis is trying to present himself as a "grassroots" candidate and has been pushing the big progressive blogs to support him. Two other Dem candidates are in this primary, with the DCCC supporting another conservative candidate, Fitz-Gerald.

[Dr.Phool]

1. Can't we find a progressive candidate anywhere?

So, we have 2 artificial repukes. What's the third one?

[Robbien]

2. The race's third Democrat is an environmentalist by the name of Will Shafroth

Appears to be a Progressive. Which is probably why the DCCC asked conservative Fitz-Gerald to join the race. The DCCC's mode of operations for the last decade or so has been to enter primary challengers into a race if the first Democrat running is a Progressive.

[PM Martin]

3. Get the name of that dealership so none of us shop there.

[bigworld]

4. Beaman Auto

http://www.beamanauto.com/