gail schwartz
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In Colorado, Hillary campaign so Hillary, Trump campaign so Trump
After winning wild-ride party primaries, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are now pivoting to the general election, looking ahead to the swing-state contests where the White House will be won or lost. In Colorado, the candidates are extending the distinct approaches they followed in the primary contests, and they are wildly different tacks. Indeed, it’s…
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More than $11 million already reserved for fall ads in Coffman-Carroll race
With more than $11 million in fall television ads already reserved, the race between Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and his challenger, Democratic state Sen. Morgan Carroll, promises to live up to its billing as one of the hardest-fought – or at least most expensive – congressional contests in the country this year. And that’s without…
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Colorado AFL-CIO won’t endorse Bennet in U.S. Senate race
The state’s largest coalition of labor unions voted on Saturday to sit out Colorado’s U.S. Senate race rather than endorse U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet because of the Democrat’s position on a controversial international trade agreement. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership weighed heavily on our affiliates’ decision to remain neutral in the U.S. Senate race,” said Sam Gilchrist, executive…
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Schwartz hammers Tipton for draft of Thompson Divide bill
Former state Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass Village, came out swinging against U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton on Thursday, accusing the Cortez Republican of selling out to a Texas oil and gas company by crafting favorable legislation in exchange for campaign contributions. Schwartz, who represented a big chunk of the Western Slope in Senate District 5 for…