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PRIMARY 2018: DeGette, Crow, Neguse win congressional primaries
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With decisive votes, Coloradans set the table in the June primary that ended Tuesday for seven fall congressional elections, settling most key races not long after voting ended by wide margins. Less than an hour after the 7 p.m. voting deadline, three of the state’s most interesting congressional races were already decided, and a fourth…
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Poll results convince Democrat Tillemann to stay in 6th CD race
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Democrat Levi Tillemann on Monday said he plans to stay in the 6th Congressional District primary after a private poll his campaign commissioned shows he’s leading Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman by 5 points – better than the statistical tie the same poll found between Jason Crow, the other Democrat in the race, and the five-term…
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Tillemann says he’ll withdraw from primary if poll shows only Crow can beat Coffman
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Democratic congressional candidate Levi Tilleman said Friday he’ll drop out of the 6th District primary if a poll he has commissioned shows that primary rival Jason Crow is the only Democrat who can unseat five-term Republican Mike Coffman in the suburban swing seat. Tillemann told Colorado Politics he expects to have the results in hand…
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Democrat David Aarestad suspends congressional campaign, endorses primary rival Jason Crow
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DENVER – David Aarestad is pulling out of the Democratic race in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday and endorsing primary rival Jason Crow, saying the Army veteran has the best chance of unseating five-term U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, Colorado Politics has learned. The Aurora attorney said he decided to end the campaign…
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Sierra Club endorses Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow, but primary rival cries foul
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Calling him a “climate champion,” the Sierra Club Colorado on Tuesday announced its support for Jason Crow, a Democrat running against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District – but one of Crow’s primary opponents blasted the endorsement as an example of a “rigged system” favoring party insiders. “A supporter of…
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Ads blast Coffman tax vote after Paul Ryan deletes tweet cheering $1.50 tax break
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National Democrats launched digital ads Monday tying Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to a tweet posted by House Speaker Paul Ryan touting a $1.50-a-week tax break enjoyed by a secretary in the wake of the massive tax overhaul passed by the Republican Congress late last year. It’s part of a Facebook ad campaign targeting 50…
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Congressional candidate Levi Tillemann says top House Democrat Steny Hoyer urged him to end primary campaign
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Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in House leadership, encouraged Democrat Levi Tillemann to end his primary campaign in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District during a December meeting at a Denver hotel, saying that state and national congressional and party leaders had decided “very early on” to consolidate their resources behind another…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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The Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump last year after offering to lend the Republican presidential candidate a copy of the Constitution sent out a fundraising email Friday for Jason Crow, a Democratic running in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. “Jason Crow is someone who goes where the fight is,” wrote Khizr…
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National Democrats, pro-Obamacare group hammer Mike Coffman for vote supporting tax bill
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Save My Care, an organization opposed to repealing the Affordable Care Act, are targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman with digital ads criticizing his support for Republican-sponsored tax reform legislation, the groups said Monday. The DCCC is unleashing ads on vulnerable GOP incumbents, including Coffman, who voted for the House…
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow named to DCCC’s ‘Red to Blue’ program
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Jason Crow, one of three Democrats running for the chance to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District, was one of 11 candidates nationwide named this week to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program, which provides fundraising and organizational support in districts the party organization hopes to flip…
