2018 gubernatorial election
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Stapleton taps running mate — but plans to keep selection secret for awhile
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Walker Stapleton has a running mate, but the Republican gubernatorial nominee is in no hurry to let anyone know who it is. After winning the four-way GOP primary a week ago, the two-term state treasurer has “offered the position to a well-qualified candidate,” a Stapleton campaign spokesman told Colorado Politics on Tuesday, and the candidate…
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Polis picks former state lawmaker Dianne Primavera as running mate
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, the Democratic nominee for Colorado governor, plans to tap former state Rep. Dianne Primavera to be his running mate, Colorado Politics has learned. Polis, a five-term U.S. congressman from Boulder, plans to introduce Primavera, a former counselor and the CEO of a nonprofit that fights breast cancer, during what the campaign…
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Colo. Republicans hit the road on a unity tour
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They quarreled like politicians on the campaign trail before Tuesday’s primary. On Thursday, Republican candidates for governor applauded nominee Walker Stapleton in a series of small rallies up the Front Range. To try to gum up the GOP unity, the state Democratic Party emailed reporters a list of quotes his GOP primary rivals said about…
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Poll: Colorado’s unaffiliated voters favor Democrats, strongly dislike Trump
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Unaffiliated voters in Colorado plan to vote in the Democratic primary in sharply higher numbers than in the Republican primary, a poll released Tuesday shows. What’s more, the unaffiliated voters who say they plan to vote in the November election hold significantly more favorable views of the leading Democratic candidates for governor than the leading Republicans.…
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Hickenlooper frowns at Polis ads attacking Kennedy, says one hits ‘below the belt’
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Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday he’s disappointed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis and his supporters are running ads attacking Cary Kennedy, one of Polis’ primary rivals. The term-limited Democrat, who famously took a shower with his clothes on in a campaign ad decrying negative campaign ads, said he was particularly bothered that Bold Colorado, a…
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Poll: Polis leading Kennedy, but both best Stapleton
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Jared Polis holds a lead over Cary Kennedy atop the four-way Democratic primary to be Colorado’s next governor, but both would defeat Republican frontrunner Walker Stapleton by the same margin, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by polling and communications firm Strategies 360 for the Service Employees International Union’s Colorado Small Donor Committee and…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: Money matters in the governor’s race
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In the void of policy differences and clear, consistent polling on gubernatorial primary candidates, money is the next best measure. Spending in the race has soared past $25 million, fueled by two wealthy candidates – Republican Victor Mitchell and Democrat Jared Polis – and a slew of super PACs that have already doled out millions.…
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Stapleton wins endorsements from Republican district attorneys, sheriffs
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All but two of Colorado’s Republican district attorneys are endorsing GOP gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton, his campaign said. In addition, 18 elected Republican sheriffs and Nick Rogers, president of the Denver police union, are part of a coalition of law enforcement and public safety officials unveiled by the Stapleton campaign. The two-term state treasurer is…
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Poll: Stapleton tops Republican field for Colo. governor
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Walker Stapleton is leading Colorado’s four-way Republican primary for governor, but businessman Victor Mitchell’s late ad blitz could position him to close the gap in the final weeks of the campaign, according to a poll released Monday by GOP firm Magellan Strategies and made available early to Colorado Politics. The survey of nearly 600 likely…
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Polis grows lead among Democrats for governor, says poll
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Jared Polis holds a 13-point lead over Cary Kennedy in Colorado’s four-candidate Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a survey released Thursday by Magellan Strategies and made available early to Colorado Politics. But the poll shows that nearly four in 10 voters remain undecided with just weeks to go before ballots are counted. The survey of…
