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Republican Jack Graham to make decision on run for governor by end of summer
Republican Jack Graham will make a decision on whether he will run for governor by the end of the summer. In an interview with Colorado Politics, Graham – the former Colorado State University athletic director and 2016 U.S. Senate candidate – said regulatory reform, education, transportation and health care, would staples of his campaign. “I’m…
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Bianchi: Is Colorado still a swing state?
The quick answer: yes. The real answer: it’s complicated. Helped by an influx of transplants drawn to Colorado’s liberal marijuana laws, high-tech economy and overall high quality of life, the state, by most metrics, is in a considerable economic boom. That same associated population growth, by the way, likely means that the upcoming 2020 census…
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Romney nephew Doug Robinson quietly rolls out campaign for governor of Colorado
Republican Doug Robinson, a former investment banker and Mitt Romney’s nephew, entered the race for Colorado’s next governor this week with an email to Republicans and online ads pointing to his campaign website. Robinson is the fourth GOP candidate in a fast-growing primary field for the chance to take over when Gov. John Hickenlooper, a…
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Political veteran Dick Wadhams outlines ‘redprint’ for Republican victory in Colorado elections
Dick Wadhams, who chaired the state Republican Party for two terms and had a hand in electing the statewide officials who set the tone for the Colorado GOP across three decades, has a message for the party: Republicans have never had it easy in Colorado. “This has always been a competitive state; this has never…
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Republican George Brauchler declares he’s running for governor of Colorado in 2018
Republican George Brauchler, the district attorney who prosecuted the Aurora theater shooter, officially launched his campaign for governor of Colorado on Wednesday. Declaring that he will be the grassroots conservative in what could be a crowded GOP primary field, Brauchler said he intends to bring leadership to a state that has languished under what’s amounted…
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Robert Blaha plays Trump card in endorsement of Kevin McCarney for state GOP vice chair
Scattering Trumpisms throughout, Robert Blaha, chair of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 Colorado campaign, endorsed Grand Junction activist Kevin McCarney for vice chair of the state Republican Party, McCarney’s campaign announced this week. McCarney, who chaired the Mesa County Trump campaign, is running against Colorado Springs organizer and strategist Sherrie Gibson in the state…
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Matt Arnold scores win against county GOP amid charges he’s waging proxy state chair battle
Conservative gadfly Matt Arnold, a persistent thorn in the side of lots of Colorado Republicans, dug in a little deeper this week. In response to a complaint filed by Arnold’s Campaign Integrity Watchdog organization, the El Paso County GOP admitted in court Tuesday that it made some mistakes in campaign finance filings last year and…
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Larimer Commissioner Lew Gaiter throws hat in ring for Republican gubernatorial nod
Larimer County Commissioner Lew Gaiter joined the race for the Republican nomination for governor of Colorado this week, saying he wants to mend all manner of divisions – particularly between rural and urban dwellers – and to make sure the entire state is enjoying the economic recovery. “Our great country has been hit with a…
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Incumbent Derrick Wilburn endorses Sherrie Gibson for state GOP vice chair
Incumbent Colorado Republican Party Vice Chairman Derrick Wilburn said Wednesday he’s endorsing Sherrie Gibson for the vice chair position in the upcoming state GOP leadership elections. “I know what it takes to be effective in this role,” Wilburn said in a statement. “Sherrie is more than capable. I whole-heartedly offer an enthusiastic endorsement of Sherrie…