{"id":71924,"date":"2017-03-06T22:34:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T05:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/neville-campaign-seeks-backers\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T05:34:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T05:34:05","slug":"neville-campaign-seeks-backers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/neville-campaign-seeks-backers\/","title":{"rendered":"Neville campaign seeks backers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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DENVER \u2013 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Neville is asking Colorado conservatives to pledge early support as he kicks off a fundraising effort.<\/p>\n

The state senator from Littleton announced his campaign in late September, just as Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler issued a statement saying he would not run for the Republican Party\u2019s nod to challenge incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in 2016. Some Republicans had been counting on Brauchler to lead the effort.<\/p>\n

Neville has the highest profile of the candidates running after a slew of well-known Republicans, including state Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango, passed on the opportunity. Other candidates could join the race, though few high-profile names have expressed interest.<\/p>\n

While Neville has some statewide recognition, he will need to mount an aggressive campaign to earn the household name that Bennet achieved.<\/p>\n

Bennet raised $1.6 million the last quarter and has $5.4 million in the bank.<\/p>\n

In his email donation plea on Thursday, Neville states: \u201cThey say because I\u2019m pro-life, pro-liberty and for smaller government, I can\u2019t win. They say because I oppose liberal Republicans as quickly as I oppose liberal Democrats, I shouldn\u2019t be elected. They say small-dollar contributions don\u2019t matter in politics. That the big money boys will never back a firebrand conservative fighter like me. And they say Obama lackey and Democrat U.S. Senator Michael Bennet can\u2019t be defeated. They\u2019re wrong. And with your help, I will prove it to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats pounced on Neville after his earlier announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTim Neville may be the most out-of-touch member of Colorado\u2019s Legislature, and his agenda would hurt Colorado families,\u201d said Colorado Democratic Party spokesman Andrew Zucker.<\/p>\n

Neville is attacked for his stanch pro-life record. This year, he sponsored legislation that would have required an ultrasound for a woman who is considering having an abortion. It also would have required a woman to wait 24 hours after her initial appointment before having the procedure.<\/p>\n

Neville says he is the change Coloradans are looking for, especially conservatives. Neville states: \u201cI\u2019m afraid the American Dream could become a thing of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

He outlines his platform as wanting to \u201csecure the border and protect American sovereignty, provide for a strong national defense, cut spending and slash taxes, defend our Second Amendment freedoms, protect the unborn, stand up for traditional family values and defend states\u2019 rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

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