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Seligman, Bridges, Gonzales lead downballot races heading into Colorado Democrats’ state assembly
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As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised to win top-line designation in downballot statewide races, according to data compiled by the state party. There isn’t much suspense about the outcome in the two top-ticket races — for…
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Much Trump talk at Colorado’s whittling of governor hopefuls
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BROOMFIELD – A former mayor delivered a rousing speech praising President Donald Trump and helped hand a stunning defeat to Colorado’s moderate attorney general in the race to enter the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary Saturday, while Democrats selected two candidates who pledged to push back against the White House. In the Denver suburb of Broomfield,…
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Gubernatorial candidates talk mental health, substance abuse at bipartisan forum
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DENVER – A stage full of gubernatorial candidates agreed on the importance of addressing issues surrounding mental health and substance abuse, but some differed sharply on their approaches at a bipartisan forum devoted to the topics on Friday in Denver. “This issue is literally a matter of life and death,” said Andrew Romanoff, president of…
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Democrat Jared Polis submits signatures in bid to make primary ballot for Colorado governor’s race
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Democrat Jared Polis, a five-term congressman from Boulder, on Wednesday submitted more than three times the number of signatures required to make Colorado’s June primary ballot for governor, his campaign said. The signatures still must be verified by the Colorado secretary of state, but the Polis campaign turned in what it said were petitions bearing…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 11 edition
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A STATEWIDE WIN’S A STATEWIDE WIN … State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a leading Republican candidate for governor, was making the rounds at precinct caucuses Tuesday night at Lakewood High School, pitching his candidacy to Jeffco Republicans, who were convening in scattered classrooms. At one of his first stops, Stapleton delivered a rapid-fire introduction to the…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy wins gubernatorial preference poll at Colorado caucuses
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy scored a win at Colorado’s precinct caucuses Tuesday night, receiving exactly 50 percent of the vote in a preference poll conducted to kick off a multi-step process to qualify for the June primary ballot. The former state treasurer prevailed over U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who scored 32.5 percent of the…
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Civil rights legend John Lewis endorses gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis as Democrats head to caucus
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis released a video endorsement from civil rights legend John Lewis on Tuesday praising the Boulder congressman’s “courage” for supporting President Donald Trump’s impeachment. The video went out to 15,000 Polis supporters in text messages and emails, Polis’ campaign said, and will also run online statewide as a digital ad as Democrats prepare…
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Associated Builders and Contractors endorses Republican Walker Stapleton for governor
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton landed the first endorsement by a major business organization in the crowded GOP primary Tuesday when the Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter declared it’s backing Stapleton, saying the twice-elected state treasurer “gets business.” “The chapter is proud to recognize Walker Stapleton for his support of merit shop contractors and the…
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Democrat Jared Polis opening his 8th and 9th campaign field offices in Lakewood, Adams County
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is opening his gubernatorial campaign’s eighth and ninth field offices in Lakewood and Adams County this weekend, his campaign announced. Since the beginning of the year, Polis has opened the door on campaign offices in Grand Junction, Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, and his campaign says more…
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Erik Underwood sees issues in the Colorado governor’s race beyond left and right
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Erik UnderwoodParty: moderate DemocratAge: 38Occupation: digital technology entrepreneurFamily: SinglePolitical experience: Ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 as a Republican This is a weekly feature to profile the candidates for governor as people, before we dig deeper into their politics as the race heats up. Erik Underwood is a candidate for governor who has seen…