2018 colorado governor race
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Stapleton takes Club 20 limelight alone in governor’s race
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton got a gift from his Democratic rival, Jared Polis: the lone spotlight on a high-profile stage. “I’m disappointed Congressman Polis chose not to be here,” Stapleton said in his opening at Club 20’s gathering in Grand Junction Saturday night. He identified himself as a “proud member” of Club 20, the…
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BIDLACK: Is local money greener?
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Both major parties have what might be called an embarrassment of riches when it comes to candidates running to replace John Hickenlooper as Colorado’s next governor. Some are rich, some are embarrassments (your own partisanship can decide which is which), but there appear to be quality candidates on both sides. Colorado Politics recently ran a…
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne traded her Big Apple for a Gold Dome at the Colorado Capitol
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Editor’s note:This is the first in a series of personal profiles Colorado Politics will publish about the candidates for governor – as people – before we tear into their politics as the race heats up. No politics were discussed in the making of this article. In her office on a Friday afternoon, the person…
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Friends of oil and gas getting political at Jared Polis’ expense
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Call it a sign of things to come, but friends of oil and gas are showing they’re not friends of Jared Polis in a non-partisan local race, by producing an ad supporting candidates Polis doesn’t. A group called Greeley for a Stronger Economy says it backs “pro-business candidates” and has an alliance with Vital…
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Rep. Leslie Herod endorsing Jared Polis for governor
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An endorsement from a freshman legislator isn’t usually news, but not many freshmen are Rep. Leslie Herod, who’s backing Jared Polis for governor next year. The Democrat from Denver published a blog on the Huffington Post Tuesday with the subhead, “Colorado can make history by electing a gay governor. He’s also the best person for…
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Sloan: Has Colorado found its Jeremy Corbyn?
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Britons dodged a bullet last week, only inasmuch as they managed to merely shoot themselves in the foot rather than in the heart. Prime Minister Theresa May’s failed gamble to expand her Conservative Party’s parliamentary majority – resulting instead in the Tories being reduced to relying on the tender mercies of a handful of Democratic…
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Republican legislative leaders see opportunity, challenges courting Trump voters
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Leading Republican lawmakers told a group of GOP donors that the party is poised to capture the Colorado voters who swung to Donald Trump last fall but cautioned against assuming they’re in the bag just yet. “No one can be Trump,” Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, told Republicans gathered for a fundraiser at Maggiano’s…
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Johnston campaign makes first hire
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The Mike Johnston for Colorado campaign has made its first hire, Gabe Uy as organizing director. Responsible for all online as well as community organizing, Uy served most recently as deputy organizing director for Hillary for Colorado and the Colorado Democratic Party, and previously served as deputy field director for the Nevada State Democratic Party. Johnston, a…
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The Hot Sheet – Hillary or JAIL, trading for ‘Trump-icaide,’ Colorado hits the numbers, AGs take Obama to court (sort of) and … MORE!
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VOL. 01 NO. 205 | DECEMBER 14, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – Somewhere in between the holiday parties and shopping, we hope you’re able to squeeze in a little bit more political speculation, because … ’tis the season. It appears (at least to us) that no political savvy gathering is complete without discussing…
