The Trailhead Group, LLC

The Trailhead Group, LLC is a 527 committee whose founders include Colorado Republican "Gov. Bill Owens; well-heeled [Denver] oilman Bruce Benson; and [Golden] beer baron Pete Coors, who lost the U.S. Senate race in 2004 to Ken Salazar." "Trailhead is helping target Democrats for defeat." 

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * soft money
 * U.S. congressional elections in 2006

Websites

 * TrailheadGroup.net, an anti-The Trailhead Group, LLC website.

Articles & Commentary

 * Lynn Bartels, "GOP aims to regain House. But Dems say outlook rosy for them to keep control," Rocky Mountain News, January 9, 2006.
 * Michael de Yoanna, "'Mad as hell'. Rep. Merrifield rips GOP group for telemarketing campaign that aims to cast doubt on ethics," csindy.com, March 9-15, 2006.
 * Eric Kelderman, "Colorado is hot spot for politicking by 527s," Stateline.org, April 4, 2006.
 * Matt Ingwalson, "Suthers and Trailhead: The truth," Coloradolib.com, April 12, 2006.
 * pacified, "Your Guide to Colorado GOP 527s," SquareState, May 18, 2006.
 * pacified, "AP Can't Google 'Trailhead Group'," SquareState, May 29, 2006.
 * Rah Chohan, "CBS4 Reality Checks Attack Ad Against Ritter," CBS4Denver.com, September 7, 2006.
 * Ed Quillen, "Confusion of the Trailheads," Denver Post, September 9, 2006.
 * pacified, "Trailhead no longer Trailhead?" SquareState, September 18, 2006.