Hickenlooper & Bennet debate in Detroit: CoPo’s complete coverage
Struggling to stay afloat in the race for president, Colorado’s John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet debated their Democratic rivals in Detroit this week.
Here’s our coverage, most of it premium content for paid CoPo subscribers only.
> Colorado’s Bennet jabs and parries in bruising Democratic presidential debate
> INSIGHTS | Another presidential debate, another Coloradan fights on
> Hickenlooper pitches pragmatic approach at spirited Democratic presidential debate
> INSIGHTS | First-night presidential debate showed cracks in the Democratic front
> Debate in Detroit: CoPo’s key takeaways
> TEXT: Bennet at the presidential debate in Detroit
> TEXT: Hickenlooper at the presidential debate in Detroit
> Debate in Detroit: Democrats’ divisions test Biden’s front-runner strength
> Sanders, Warren clash with Hickenlooper, other moderates over ‘Medicare for All’
> 2020 Democratic presidential field set to be cut in half after this week’s debates
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Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser and their backers bank $9 million for Colorado gubernatorial race
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
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ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
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marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
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marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
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Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
Things got a little chippy Saturday at a union hall north of Denver, as Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sparred over the effectiveness of their respective responses to President Donald Trump’s second...
Colorado Democratic vacancy committee selects Lori Goldstein for HD 29
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
A Democratic vacancy committee on Sunday chose Lori Goldstein, president of the Adams 12 Board of Education, to serve the final year of Rep. Shannon Bird’s term. Bird, a Democrat who would have been term-limited this year, resigned her seat...
Colorado candidates switch parties, races as midterm election year looms | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
The final days of 2025 saw an unusually high number of Colorado candidates switch parties and races, reshaping at least a few primaries ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The state has seen its share of switchers over the years,...
Former Rep. Rose Pugliese vies for Mesa County Treasurer
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
Former Republican Leader Rose Pugliese has jumped into the 2026 primary for Mesa County Treasurer. Pugliese moved to Grand Junction after resigning from the Colorado House in September, citing a “collapse of integrity” within the Colorado House. She previously served...
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Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, a candidate for governor of Colorado, has left the Republican Party and plans to run as an unaffiliated candidate for the office held by term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Lopez, who served six months in...
Colorado Republican Mark Baisley exits gubernatorial race, launches U.S. Senate campaign
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
Republican state Sen. Mark Baisley on Monday withdrew from the Colorado gubernatorial race and announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat John Hickenlooper. His departure leaves 20 Republicans running for the office held by term-limited Democratic...
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