2016 democratic national convention
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Democrat Jason Crow unveils campaign reform package, challenges Coffman to reject ‘dark money’
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow on Tuesday released a set of proposals to “end the corrupting influence of big money in politics” and called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, to join him in a pledge to keep undisclosed “dark money” spending out of the race for the suburban swing seat. “We don’t…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan to headline rally for Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign after offering to lend the Republican a copy of the Constitution, will appear at a rally on Tuesday for Jason Crow, a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, Crow’s campaign said Friday.…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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The Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump last year after offering to lend the Republican presidential candidate a copy of the Constitution sent out a fundraising email Friday for Jason Crow, a Democratic running in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. “Jason Crow is someone who goes where the fight is,” wrote Khizr…
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As Levi Tillemann enters 6th Congressional District primary, national Republicans gleefully stoke Democratic divisions
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The National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet to welcome Democrat Levi Tillemann into an already crowded primary race for the chance to challenge GOP incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Sounding positively gleeful, NRCC regional spokesman Jack Pandol used the occasion to invoke tried-and-true GOP bogeyman…
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Levi Tillemann rejects call to declare candidacy in 6th District, says he’s still considering run
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A local conservative organization is charging that Democrat Levi Tillemann is only pretending to be weighing a bid for Congress and has demanded the Aurora resident make his campaign official. But the former Obama administration official insists he’s staying “well within the boundaries” of federal election law and plans to decide soon whether or not…
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Webb, Ruiz among Democrats named to DNC commission on presidential nomination process
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and Emmy Ruiz, Colorado state director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, are among the 21 members named to a commission tasked with healing divisions within the national Democratic Party by suggesting reforms for its presidential nominating process, the Democratic National Committee announced Monday. The Democratic Unity Reform Commission is the…
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Palacio mounts campaign for Democratic National Committee vice chair
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Colorado Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio is campaigning for a vice chairman position with the Democratic National Committee after serving three terms running the state party. On Friday, he announced the endorsement of a number of elected officials and party luminaries from across the country. Palacio, who holds the distinction of being the first Latino…
