debates
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Denver mayor’s race: Hancock challenges Giellis to 12 debates before runoff
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
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
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
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
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…
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Stapleton needs strong debates in gov’s race, expert panel says
It’s not over yet, but Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton needs to come out swinging in a series of debates that start Friday, agreed a panel of experts at the University of Denver Tuesday. They cited polling out that morning that gave Democrat Jared Polis a 7-point lead, with the political winds at his back,…
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Libertarian candidate Williams qualifies for Club 20’s U.S. Senate debate
Colorado Libertarian candidate Lily Tang Williams will share the stage at the first U.S. Senate debate on Saturday in Grand Junction between Michael Bennet, the incumbent Democrat, and El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, his Republican challenger. It’ll be the first time in memory that a third-party or independent candidate has appeared at a debate sponsored…