2016 republican primaries
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GOP strategists skeptical Cynthia Coffman can petition onto primary ballot for governor
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Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman plans to petition her way onto the Republican primary ballot for governor, but her modest fundraising, lack of a statewide organization and late start add up to long odds against her, say two GOP strategists who have managed successful signature-gathering efforts for statewide candidates in recent election cycles. “It is…
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Donna Lynne plans to petition her way onto primary ballot
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, a candidate for governor of Colorado, said Tuesday she plans to petition onto the Democratic primary ballot rather than pursue the nomination through the caucus and assembly process in order to engage with voters across the state. “I have been privileged to work with and help people in every county as…
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Jeffco GOP sets application deadline to fill commissioner vacancy after Rosier steps down
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Jefferson County Republicans are accepting applications through Dec. 12 to fill an upcoming vacancy on the suburban county’s board of county commissioners. The vacancy for the District 3 seat was created when Don Rosier, a Republican serving his second term on the commission, announced last week that he’ll be resigning in early January to head…
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Conservative group sounds alarm over health care’s rapidly rising share of Colorado state budget
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Colorado’s state budget has jumped by more than 19 percent over the last decade, measured in constant dollars, a free-market think tank says in a report delivered at the Capitol this week as lawmakers weigh next year’s budget. And nearly all of that increased spending has gone to health care, the study by the Common…
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Republican Mitchell blasts fellow gubernatorial candidate Brauchler as ‘yet another lawyer’
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That didn’t last long. After announcing he was running for governor of Colorado early Wednesday morning, Republican George Brauchler enjoyed a honeymoon that lasted just six hours before the attacks started coming. “Attorney Brauchler is a fine fellow – a pretty good lawyer,” read a back-handed compliment from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell. “He’s…
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Robert Blaha plays Trump card in endorsement of Kevin McCarney for state GOP vice chair
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Scattering Trumpisms throughout, Robert Blaha, chair of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 Colorado campaign, endorsed Grand Junction activist Kevin McCarney for vice chair of the state Republican Party, McCarney’s campaign announced this week. McCarney, who chaired the Mesa County Trump campaign, is running against Colorado Springs organizer and strategist Sherrie Gibson in the state…
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Frazier joins Keyser calling on Glenn to apologize for Bronze Star attack
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The battle over Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser’s combat record got more crowded Saturday when primary rival Ryan Frazier joined calls for Darryl Glenn to apologize for questioning how Keyser earned a Bronze Star for his service in Iraq a decade ago. But Glenn isn’t backing down. Noting that Glenn had declined the opportunity…
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Keyser demands outside group revoke Glenn nod after rival questions Bronze Star stories
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser called on a powerful conservative organization to rescind its endorsement of a primary opponent on Thursday after El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn questioned whether Keyser has been straight with voters about the activities that led to the Air Force intelligence officer winning a Bronze Star. Glenn, for his…
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‘Zombie hunter’ Ryan Frazier hits airwaves in Senate race
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate – and, apparently, zombie hunter – Ryan Frazier hits the airwaves today with an ad aimed at setting the former Aurora city councilman apart from a crowded primary field of five candidates as mail ballots are set to drop statewide. “They just keep coming at us, devouring our freedoms and tax…
