2018 primary races
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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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Joe Biden endorses Joe Neguse for 2nd CD seat in Congress
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Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday endorsed Joe Neguse, one of two Democrats running in a primary for the open 2nd Congressional District seat, calling the former University of Colorado regent and son of Eritrean immigrants “the embodiment of the American Dream.” “We need to send him to Washington to fight for working-class families…
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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…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: Races for treasurer, AG play out across parties’ fault lines
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The top-of-the-ticket primaries for Colorado governor have been hogging the spotlight, but Democrats and Republicans are also angling for nominations for state treasurer and attorney general. While the down-ballot primaries differ from each other in several ways, they all feature a battle between the parties’ mainstream and more hard-core versions, and strategists say the outcomes…
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Mitsch Bush launches TV ad in 3rd CD Democratic primary
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Diane Mitsch Bush joined primary rival Karl Hanlon on the 3rd Congressional District’s airwaves and cable wires Monday as the Democrat unveiled a TV ad touting her stance on issues and several prominent endorsements. Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker from Steamboat Springs, is facing Hanlon, a Carbondale rancher and water attorney, as well as…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | EMILY’s List picks candidates in Democratic primaries
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EMILY’s List, a national group that backs pro-choice Democratic women candidates, on Wednesday endorsed five legislative candidates running for open seats in Colorado’s June 26 primary election. The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, called the group’s picks “at the forefront of advocacy for Colorado’s working families and their children.” “These women have used their personal experiences…
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Emily Sirota sets campaign event featuring call from Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders plans to take questions from volunteers supporting House District 9 candidate Emily Sirota at a campaign event next month, the Democrat announced on Twitter. SAVE THE DATE: At a big June 10th event, Sen. Bernie Sanders will be talking directly to our campaign volunteers here in House District 9! Follow the event on…
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Democrat Karl Hanlon hits airwaves with ads blasting Tipton, Trump
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Democrat Karl Hanlon launched a TV ad campaign Wednesday in the primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, a four-term incumbent, in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Hanlon, a Carbondale rancher and water attorney, takes aim at Tipton and President Donald Trump in a trio of ads set to air on broadcast and cable in the…
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Democrat Jason Crow launches first TV ad in 6th CD primary
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Democrat Jason Crow hit the airwaves with his first TV ad Monday in the race for Colorado’s battleground 6th Congressional District. “When you see injustice, you have to lead by example, so I’ve taken a pledge that I’m not going to take a dime of corporate PAC money,” Crow says in the 30-second spot, airing…
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TRAIL MIX: Colorado candidates take aim at gun issues
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As Colorado’s primary-election campaign hits the home stretch (ballots get mailed in early June) and the general election lies within sight, some of the sharpest jabs thrown by candidates and their supporters lately have involved guns and legislation aimed at curbing gun violence. With news of the May 18 shooting that left 10 dead at…
