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Donna Lynne doing street-level politics in El Paso and other counties this weekend
Donna Lynne is putting some miles on her sneakers this campaign season, and she hopes the state’s main streets lead to the governor’s office. The lieutenant governor walked the entire 26.5-mile length of Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, Denver and Aurora to kick off her Meet Me on Main Street tour a few weeks ago, and…
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Doug Robinson is on the ballot in GOP gubernatorial primary
A Denver District Court declared Wednesday afternoon that businessman Doug Robinson has qualified for the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot just five days after state officials ruled he didn’t submit enough signatures on his nominating petitions. Judge Ross Buchanan accepted an agreement reached between Robinson and Secretary of State Wayne Williams allowing Williams to count 40…
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CRONIN & LOEVY | Time to reform the party nominating process?
Maybe it is time to reform the political party nominating process in Colorado. The double-barreled system currently in use – which involves both a political party state assembly and candidates petitioning on to the ballot – is complicated and confusing for the average voter to understand and favors rich and well-financed candidates over those with…
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Will a #MeToo wave help elect a woman as Colorado governor?
Cary Kennedy sees two waves potentially carrying her into the governor’s mansion in November: Not only a blue wave of support for Democrats, but also potentially a women’s wave born of frustration with President Donald Trump and the many sexual-harassment scandals that have plagued Congress and the Colorado legislature. “I see women all over…
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Colo.’s governor race: Robinson fails to qualify; Mitchell makes ballot
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Robinson, a nephew of Mitt Romney, didn’t submit enough valid petition signatures to make the June primary ballot, the Colorado secretary of state’s office announced Friday, but the retired investment banker said he plans to appeal the decision. Statewide candidates can qualify for the ballot through the caucus and assembly system…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, April 20 edition
Elbows were flying across bruising internal rifts among Colorado Republicans and Democrats April 14 as thousands gathered to nominate candidates at the parties’ state assemblies. In Broomfield, a long-festering dispute between Democrats over education policy erupted during debate over the party’s platform. Delegates voted overwhelmingly to ban the organization Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) –…
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Colorado Sierra Club endorses Jared Polis in governor’s race
The Colorado Sierra Club threw its weight behind Democrat Jared Polis in the four-way gubernatorial primary on Thursday, citing the five-term congressman’s record on environmental and climate change policy and his pledge to move the state toward 100-percent renewable energy sources over the next two decades. The environmental group, which counts more than 100,000 members…
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Donna Lynne’s campaign roadmap makes a stop at affordable housing
Are we there yet? Lt. Gov Donna Lynne roadmap to run Colorado is now making a stop at affordable housing. The Democrat from Denver continues to release her policy positions, culled from meetings experts across the state. She already has explored healthcare, jobs and working families. Still ahead, there’s education, energy, the environment and infrastructure.…
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Donna Lynne lists high-profile women backing her race for governor
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne has some of the state’s best-known women in business, education and other civic life backing her race for governor. The campaign released of 87 “Trailblazers” endorsing the Democrat from Denver Monday. “This campaign is about bringing people together and getting things done for all Coloradans.” Lynne, who also is the state’s…
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ANALYSIS: Road to Colorado’s June primaries now has a map
Now it’s serious. After Saturday’s Republican and Democratic candidate assemblies thinned the fields a little, there are 71 days remaining before the June 26 primaries. Votes have been taken and now, presumably, voters will start to fine-tune their appraisals. Slogans won’t cut it, said Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, who is waiting on her petitions to…