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Republican ballot count noses ahead 5 days out from Colorado’s primary election
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With five days left to return ballots in Colorado’s primary election, state and county officials said more votes have been cast in the Republican primary than in the Democratic contest, though registered Republicans are still voting at a slower pace than their Democratic and unaffiliated counterparts. Through 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, county clerks had logged in 525,807…
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Owens slams Democrats’ ads boosting ‘2nd-tier’ GOP candidates for Colorado governor, US Senate
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Friday denounced expensive ad campaigns launched this week by Democratic groups as a “disingenuous” attempt to influence the state’s Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate by encouraging GOP voters to nominate candidates he describes as “second tier.” “The Democrats are focusing on the Republican primaries because their only…
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Q&A with Jeff Hunt | On the abortion front
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Jeff Hunt serves as director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University and is one of the most visible voices on the abortion debate. Hunt said the conversation within the anti-abortion movement in Colorado revolves around a ballot measure in 2024 that is similar to Proposition 115, which asked voters in 2020 to ban…
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A decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could jolt Colorado’s November election, strategists say
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Supporters of abortion rights and Democratic strategists tell Colorado Politics that the shockwaves felt last week in response to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade could echo through the November election, scrambling the typical midterm equation by turning a referendum on an unpopular President Biden and the Democrats’…
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Ex-Republican Danielle Neuschwanger launches gubernatorial run on third-party ticket
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Danielle Neuschwanger, the Elbert County rancher who lost her bid earlier this month for a spot in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary, said on Saturday that she is running on a third-party ticket – despite objections by some Republicans that her campaign will split the conservative vote and boost chances of Democratic Gov. Jared Polis winning…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea yanks footage of Russian military jets from latest TV ad
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At least it wasn’t the Canadian Rockies. Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea launched a new TV ad this weekend in his bid to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. The 30-second spot describes the construction company owner as “the boss” and lists issues the political newcomer has been hammering on the campaign trail – from cutting the…
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TRAIL MIX | Before Colorado’s primary line-up is final, some candidates face courtroom battles
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Colorado’s June primary ballot is nearly set. Federal and state-level Democratic and Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination have been chasing support from fellow partisans for months, hoping to collect enough votes from delegates to party assemblies or signatures on nominating petitions – or in some cases, both – in order to qualify for the…
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GOP congressional candidate Tim Reichert pours $500K into race, adds $340K in donations
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Jefferson County Republican Tim Reichert, who launched his bid to represent Colorado’s 7th Congressional District in January by loaning his campaign $500,000, plans to report raising an additional $339,409 during the first three months of 2022, bringing his total receipts for the quarter to nearly $840,000, his campaign told Colorado Politics. Reichert is one of…
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Caraveo wins backing from all Democrats in Colorado’s US House delegation
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Every Democratic member of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation is supporting Yadira Caraveo, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the state’s newest congressional district, following the state legislator’s receipt on Monday of a trio of endorsements. Democratic U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow said they’re backing the Thornton pediatrician’s campaign, adding their names to…
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Doug Lamborn endorses Bennet challenger Eli Bremer in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is throwing his support behind U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer, one of seven Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Lamborn, who is serving his eighth term representing the El Paso County-based 5th Congressional District, is so far the only Republican member of Colorado’s congressional delegation to make an…
