2018 gubernatorial election
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | Profile: Jared Polis
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Jared Polis, then a candidate for Colorado governor, smiles during the first stop of a statewide bus tour to drum up support among Democrats Oct. 26, 2018, in Silverthorne. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published…
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Poll shows race for Colo. governor tightening, but Democrat Polis retains ‘inside track’
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A new poll shows Democrat Jared Polis with a 5 percentage point lead over Republican Walker Stapleton as the race for Colorado’s next governor enters its final week. The telephone survey of 500 registered voters by Republican firm Magellan Strategies found Polis with the support of 45 percent of voters to 40 percent for Stapleton.…
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WATCH: Sharp exchanges from Polis, Stapleton at 9News/Coloradoan debate
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Sparks flew Wednesday night as Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton, the major-party candidates vying to be Colorado’s next governor, met for an hour-long, televised debate in Fort Collins. Stapleton sought to brand Polis as a free-spending liberal determined to drive Colorado “off a cliff” in an effort to keep a slew of campaign…
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After 19 years, police report surfaces in Jared Polis campaign for governor
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An incident 19 years ago involving Jared Polis, an employee and the police has surfaced amid the Democrat’s campaign for governor. On June 23, 1999, Polis – then a businessman – called police to report he suspected an employee who had recently given her notice, Patricia Hughes, was attempting to make off with documents from…
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COVER STORY | Profile: Entrepreneur Jared Polis seeks to make a difference
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It’s easy to see the contradictions in Jared Polis. The wildly successful entrepreneur – he launched three companies before he turned 30 that collectively sold for more than $1 billion – routinely faces derision from Republican opponents as an enemy of capitalism and a threat to the state’s very economy. The 43-year-old power broker with…
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Stapleton releases health care plans aimed at lowering costs, improving care
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton unveiled health care proposals Tuesday designed to promote better mental health services, reduce spending on Medicaid and let Coloradans buy cheaper insurance plans. Stapleton, a two-term state treasurer, said he plans to ask the federal government for a waiver under the Affordable Care Act to make different types of coverage…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Polis wins backing from outdoor industry trade group
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The Outdoor Industry Association, a trade group representing 1,300 companies involved in the outdoor industry, endorsed U.S. Rep. Jared Polis for governor of Colorado this week, citing the Boulder Democrat’s “Keep Colorado Wild” plan to protect public lands and promote the state’s outdoor recreation industry, which supports an estimated 229,000 jobs. “Jared Polis is OIA’s…
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Conservative attack dog growls at Polis for mingling with single-payer advocates
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A prominent Colorado conservative stepped up the attack Wednesday on Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis over the five-term congressman’s support for universal health care, saying his appearance at a recent conference demonstrates “how radical he is.” Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, beat a familiar drumbeat in a press release, attempting to tie Polis…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Weiser, Brauchler divvy up AG backers
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With the primary in the rear view mirror, organizations and individuals are handing out endorsements for the general election. The Colorado AFL-CIO, representing 180 affiliate unions, voted unanimously to endorse Democratic gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Jared Polis and the party’s attorney general candidate, Phil Weiser, the union’s political arm announced this week. In an earlier round…
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Stapleton picks Rep. Lang Sias as GOP running mate
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With a backdrop of military aircraft and heroic leadership as a setting, Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton announced a state legislator and former Navy Top Gun pilot, Rep. Lang Sias, as his running mate. Stapleton revealed his choice at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver on July 11, honoring Sias,…
