2018 governor’s race
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Stapleton strikes bipartisan note in telephone town hall
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Walker Stapleton was at home in Greenwood Village Thursday night after a long day of campaigning, as he took questions from Coloradans over the telephone about his plans as governor. The Republican nominee told listeners he can identify the pots of money to fund transportation without a tax hike, as well as run government more…
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Trade group sets post-election media event with Polis campaign
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The Outdoor Industry Association’s media briefing two days after the election will feature Jared Polis’ campaign, win or lose. The Boulder-based association endorsed the Democrat from Boulder, after all, so campaign manager Jenn Ridder will join others to talk about “The Aftermath” of next Tuesday’s election as part of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market at…
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More Colorado newspapers make endorsements in governor’s race
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More newspaper endorsements are out in the governor’s race. Democrat Jared Polis maintains an endorsement edge over Republican Walker Stapleton among major newspapers as Coloradans are still mailing in ballots for the Nov. 6 count. > RELATED: Election Preview 2018 | Governor’s race comes down to money, message and momentum The freshest batch of picks…
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Bernie Sanders stumps in Colorado for Polis, Democrats
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders stumped for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis in front of college kids at the University of Colorado Boulder on Wednesday before heading north to Fort Collins to do the same at Colorado State University. Sanders calls himself a democratic socialist, but the independent senator from Vermont caucuses with the Democrats in…
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Polis, Stapleton face off one last time in Colorado governor’s race
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After eight debates in the race to be Colorado’s next governor, Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton have made this much clear: Polis has big plans, and Stapleton doesn’t think Polis can pay for them. “It’s hard to politicize numbers,” Stapleton said Tuesday night in their final debate, in a discussion of paying for…
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Women for Walker cite Stapleton’s economic agenda
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Walker Stapleton was running a few minutes late for his own party Tuesday morning. As Women for Walker talked politics with Stapleton’s wife, Jenna, at the Denver home of Meredith and Pete Coors, the Republican nominee for governor was en route after getting his three kids to school. Some members of the 200-member organization said…
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Secretary of state dismisses complaint over Polis’ investment
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The Secretary of State’s Office on Friday dismissed a complaint that alleged Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis failed to disclose his investment in a health care company that benefited from Obamacare. Republicans alleged the company he co-founded, BridgeHealth Medical Inc., traded in medical tourism for Americans getting health care less expensively in other countries. Colorado…
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Democrats announce first leg of a statewide bus tour
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The Democrats are coming to a town near you as Election Day approaches. The state party released a schedule of stops Thursday afternoon, saying it’s the first leg of the statewide campaign. The tour begins Tuesday with a Denver kickoff and watch party for the last gubernatorial debate, before campaign events with Sen. Bernie Sanders…
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INSIGHTS | Democrats should be careful what they wish for
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The political seeds have been sown for months, and the harvest is ready if you’re a Democrat in Colorado these days. President Donald Trump is unpopular and can’t keep himself out of the midterm elections, a time that’s typically inhospitable to the party holding the White House. That’s why candidates such as Republican incumbent Mike…
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WATCH | Colorado Politics, Gazette host Polis, Stapleton at State Debate
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Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton will face off on the issues Saturday night in Colorado Springs along with other candidates for statewide office at a debate event staged by Colorado Politics, The Gazette and TV station KOAA News5. The gubernatorial debate begins at 7 p.m. at the Garden Pavilion at the Penrose House…
