Tag: Jim DeMint
DeMint joins Buck in bucking Republican establishment candidates
DENVER--Ken Buck was joined by Sen. Jim DeMint today as he hosted a hotdog hoedown for both grass-roots and establishment supporters. DeMint said he has been lonely in Washington but saw a wave of anti-establishment choices, like Buck, rising to the top in this election. Continuing to lash out against characterizations of extremism Buck said that his brand of extremism would be to stand with DeMint in the Senate and champion free market values. Democratic Party Chair Pat Waak said that was the more or less the extremism they are talking about.
Palin tips her hand, may endorse Norton over Buck
Tea party favorite Sarah Palin hinted she might endorse Jane Norton in the heated Colorado U.S. Senate GOP primary. It's a question that has...
RedState’s Erickson posts another shout out for Buck
Founder of popular conservative blog RedState Erick Erickson has posted another shout out for Weld County D.A. Ken Buck in the U.S. Senate GOP...
DeMint would add border-fence provision to finance regulation bill
The South Carolina Republican announced today that he’s hoping to amend the finance reform bill working its way (slowly) across the Senate floor with...
DeMint endorsement in Indiana race translates as fast cash
South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, Tea Party favorite and leading national voice for disgruntled Republican voters, endorsed Ken Buck in the Colorado U.S. Senate...
Romanoff announces Q1 campaign total: $386,000
U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff at last announced his fundraising totals for the first quarter. An anonymous Colorado Statesman reporter posting at blogsite Colorado...
Buck raised $219,000 in first quarter campaign cash
U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck notched $219,000 so far in 2010, his campaign announced Thursday. It's no great figure in statewide race for national...
DeMint on Buck endorsement: ‘We’ve got to have an earthquake election’
South Carolina U.S. Senator and national conservative-movement lawmaker leader Jim DeMint officially announced he was endorsing Weld County DA Ken Buck in the Colorado Republican primary contest aimed at taking Sen. Michael Bennet's seat this November. DeMint said he had been watching the race closely for months but that he had waited to see how "Coloradans would speak."
More Buck: Senate candidate draws another endorsement ad campaign
U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck is having a good week. He has yet to announce his First Quarter campaign donation totals but he scored...
Buck campaign: ‘He’s the underdog and proud of it’
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck got creamed on the numbers this week. He drew $40,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to GOP frontrunner Jane Norton's $550,000 haul. Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet pulled in a cool $1.1 million.
"That's today's story," said Buck campaign manager Walt Klein.