2018 governor’s race
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Colorado auto dealers make first-ever endorsement: Walker Stapleton
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The Colorado Auto Dealers Association officially put its name Thursday behind a political candidate for the very first time: Republican Walker Stapleton for governor. “Walker Stapleton is the leader Colorado needs,” Tim Jackson, the organization’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “We are endorsing a gubernatorial candidate for the first time in history because…
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GOP complaint targets Polis’ investment in medical tourism
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A Republican allegation that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis invested in a company benefited by his work as a congressman is now a formal complaint. Former Secretary of State Gessler, a GOP candidate for governor in 2014, filed the complaint Tuesday with the Secretary of State’s Office on behalf of Kristina Cook, a Denver County…
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ANALYSIS: 6 things we’ve learned halfway through the Stapleton-Polis debates
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We’re now half-way through the schedule of eight debates in the Colorado governor’s race – enough to draw some conclusions. Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton, have debated four times as of Tuesday: Twice in Denver on Friday, in Grand Junction on Saturday and in Pueblo on Monday. They will debate for the fifth…
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WATCH: Polis, Stapleton trade jabs at Western Slope debate
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Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton pulled no punches during their opening weekend of debates in the Colorado governor’s race, questioning each other’s honesty as much as their social and fiscal policies. They clashed for the second night in a row Saturday in Grand Junction in the Western Slope’s Rural Colorado Debate, organized by…
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INSIGHTS | Old political games face the two-minute warning
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As we barrel toward Election Day, it’s clear political operatives need new playbooks. The political wishbone and wing-T formations of the past aren’t scoring with voters against the spread offenses and run-pass options they respond to these days. The old trick plays are either ineffective or already dead. The fortunes of Tom Tancredo in Colorado…
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Polis expands on health care proposals as governor
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis presented a “100-Day Roadmap” on health care Monday, laying out the quick steps he would take when he assumes in office in January, if elected. “This plan is a roadmap for immediate action we can take to expand coverage, improve quality and, most of all, reduce costs – both for…
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Polis, who invests in drug companies, vows to take on drug companies
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Jared Polis has promised to take on high drug prices and defend affordable health care, but the Democratic governor candidate’s portfolio over the years shows an array of investments in drug makers reaping big profits. Polis released a campaign ad in May (watch below) touting his tough talk on health care, one of his major…
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Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity to put money in Colo. races
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Colorado is one of a handful of states where Americans for Prosperity, the political advocacy group backed by the Koch brothers, will put money directly behind candidates in the 2018 election, state executive director Jesse Mallory told Colorado Politics Wednesday. The powerhouse conservative organization plans to invest big in the three Republicans: Walker Stapleton in…
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Polis says rail, bike lanes part of the Front Range traffic solution
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Stumping for governor on the Western Slope this weekend, Jared Polis said the solution for Front Range traffic includes bicycles and trains between Denver and Fort Collins and “zip lanes and reversible lanes” in the mountains, he told The Steamboat Pilot & Today. He said building more lanes on interstates 25 and 70 can’t solve…
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Stapleton rolls out education policy
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Democrat Jared Polis has been touting his education policy, including free full-day preschool, for months. On Friday his Republican opponent in the Colorado governor’s race will unveil his detailed education plan. Colorado Politics managed an early look at Walker Stapleton’s plan to put “more money in our classrooms and more money in parents’ pockets where…
