colorado governor
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A primary brings out primal instincts | SONDERMANN
There are no Stanley Cup finals or NBA title showdowns involving local teams this June. In their place, we are inundated with primary election campaign ads. Coloradans can be excused for missing the diversion and alternate programming. But life can be cruel and reality bites. The primary elections are upon us. Ballots are now sitting…
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WATCH: Bennet, Weiser face off in Colorado Politics, 9NEWS debate
The Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics are hosting the debate in partnership with the University of Denver and 9NEWS. DENVER — Candidates vying to be the next governor of Colorado will face off in debates hosted by The Denver Gazette, Colorado Politics and 9NEWS ahead of the state’s primary elections. Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser…
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Colorado, Utah governors team up to fight political polarization in ‘Disagree Better’ campaign
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox want to “save your family dinners.” That’s the message of their new “Disagree Better” campaign launched on Friday. The year-long initiative seeks to reduce political polarization nationwide – from the debate stage to the dining room table – with Polis, a Democrat, and Cox, a Republican, leading the…
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4 years later: Polis’ inaugural promises revisited
Jared Polis was sworn in for his second term as governor of Colorado on Tuesday, marking four years since he entered office with the promise of creating a “Colorado for all.” Far from being the state’s most prominent leader as he is today, Polis stood in front of the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2019 and…
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A LOOK BACK | Top-ticket Dems make announcements; Schroeder mulls run for president
Sixty-Five Years Ago This Week: Colorado Gov. Steve McNichols and U.S. Sen. John A. Carroll had each announced in separate press events that they would be seeking reelection, eliciting a collective sigh of relief from many fellow Democrat. Statewide Democratic candidates had been saying for weeks that they felt sidelined because of the absence of…
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Tom Tancredo denies being recruited by Bannon to run for Colorado governor
Republican Tom Tancredo denies that his run for Colorado governor is part of a larger agenda spearheaded by political operative, former White House chief strategist and current Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon. “First of all, he did not recruit me, as identified in many [reports],” Tancredo told The Washington Examiner. “We met in Colorado Springs.…