Some Colorado campaigns reach out through facebook

Although most federal-level campaigns in Colorado have a presence on the social networking site facebook, the majority haven't bothered to promote it from their campaign websites.

Both U.S. Senate candidates promote their facebook groups on their campaign websites. With 1,619 supporters, U.S. Rep. Mark Udall (D-Eldorado Springs) has by far more supporters on facebook than any other campaign in the state. His opponent, former U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer (R-Fort Collins) has just 380 supporters.

The only other campaigns to link to their facebook group from their websites are: Jared Polis (D-Boulder), Will Shafroth (D-Boulder), Betsy Markey (D-Fort Collins), Hal Bidlack (D-Colorado Springs), Hank Eng (D-Littleton), and Wil Armstrong (R-Greenwood Village).

A few congressional campaigns have no presence at all on facebook: George C. Lilly (R-Denver), Wayne E. Wolf (R-Cedaredge) and John W. Lerew (R-Aurora).

Below is a summary of the facebook support for the major congressional campaigns in the state.

CO-Sen
Rep. Mark Udall (D): 1619 supporters
U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer (R): 380 supporters
Bob Kinsey (G): 1 supporter

CO-1
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D): 410 supporters
George C. Lilly (R): no facebook presence

CO-2
State Sen. Joan Fitz-Gerald (D): 55 supporters
Jared Polis (D): 363 supporters
Will Shafroth (D): 76 supporters
Scott Starin (R): 43 supporters 

CO-3
U.S. Rep. John Salazar (D): 366 supporters
Wayne E. Wolf (R): no facebook presence

CO-4
Betsy Markey (D): 357 supporters
U.S. Rep. Marilyn N. Musgrave (R): 251 supporters

CO-5
Hal Bidlack (D): 193 supporters
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R): 123 supporters

CO-6
Hank Eng (D): 15 supporters
Wil Armstrong (R): 41 supporters
Mike Coffman (R): 26 supporters

CO-7
U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D): 483 supporters
John W. Lerew (R): no facebook presence