debates
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A LOOK BACK | Dems offer Love $500 to debate McNichols
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FIfty-Five Years Ago This Week: Gov. Steve McNichols and his Republican rival, Colorado Springs attorney John Love, held their first debate at Editors Day at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Commentators said McNichols had held his own, but several others interviewed following the end of the debate felt the governor had already “flunked out…
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Multiple debates, forums on deck for Colorado’s Republican US Senate hopefuls
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The Republican primary race for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat is about to kick into high gear, with at least six debates and candidate forums scheduled over a four-week period beginning in early January. At last count, seven Republicans are running for the nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is seeking a third…
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Denver mayoral rivals spar over familiar issues in final runoff debate
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Like two fighters who’ve sparred so long they anticipate each other’s moves, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis ended their series of mayoral runoff debates Tuesday with a flurry of jabs over issues of race, sexual harassment and homelessness. Not much new ground was broken during the hour-long debate, hosted by The Denver…
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Denver mayor candidates swap sharp exchanges in Aaron Harber Show debate
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock accidentally dropped a drinking glass that shattered at the beginning of a Denver mayoral debate with challenger Jamie Giellis during the taping of the Aaron Harber Show on Friday afternoon. One shard caused a slight cut to Giellis’ foot and host Harber handed her a tissue. And plenty of verbal sharp…
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Denver mayoral candidates get testy in 9News/CoPo debate (VIDEO)
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The latest Denver mayoral debate between incumbent Michael Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis turned testier and more personal Tuesday as the runoff race entered its final two weeks. In the televised debate, hosted by KUSA-9News and sponsored by Colorado Politics, Giellis, an urban planner and former president of the River North Arts District, accused Hancock…
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Denver mayor’s race: Hancock challenges Giellis to 12 debates before runoff
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has challenged mayoral opponent Jamie Giellis to a series of 12 debates prior to the June 4 runoff election. With just 25 days remaining before the election, that would amount to a debate almost every other day. “There’s a clear choice in this election, and the people of Denver deserve a…
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WATCH: Sharp exchanges from Polis, Stapleton at 9News/Coloradoan debate
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Sparks flew Wednesday night as Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton, the major-party candidates vying to be Colorado’s next governor, met for an hour-long, televised debate in Fort Collins. Stapleton sought to brand Polis as a free-spending liberal determined to drive Colorado “off a cliff” in an effort to keep a slew of campaign…
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WATCH: Polis, Stapleton spar in 1st televised debate in governor’s race
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Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton clashed over nearly everything but kombucha Friday night in the first televised gubernatorial debate of the general election, held just 10 days before ballots go out to Colorado voters. While the two candidates affirmed their mutual support for the zesty, fermented beverage in the final moments of the…
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WATCH: Stapleton, Polis debate at Denver chamber event
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Colorado gubernatorial candidates Jared Polis and Walker Stapleton sparred about business issues and the state’s economy Friday morning at a forum sponsored by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and more than a dozen other business organizations. Denver Business Journal Ed Sealover moderated the 90-minute debate at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.…
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Debate update: Stapleton, Polis to square off 8 times in Colo. governor’s race
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The debate schedule for Colorado’s governor candidates has gotten crowded. Republican Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis are set to face off in eight more debates across Colorado – starting Friday and continuing through Oct. 23, when voters will have ballots in hand. That’s up from the five debates the candidates had both agreed to…
