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Republican politicos plan rival fundraiser as alternative to El Paso County GOP’s annual dinner
Dozens of Republican elected officials, candidates and party officers are throwing a rival fundraiser next month in Colorado Springs on the same night the El Paso County GOP is holding its annual dinner across town. The dueling soirees are the latest demonstration of a widening rift between the county Republican Party’s leadership and the party’s…
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Polis, Ganahl each commit to 3 gubernatorial debates but only agree on attending one
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the Democratic incumbent, and Heidi Ganahl, his Republican challenger, have each committed to appearing at three general election debates in September and October, their respective campaigns announced on Monday — but so far they’ve only both agreed to participate in one of them. Ganahl initiated this year’s edition of the perennial…
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Lamborn primary challenger Dave Williams releases TV ad ahead of mail ballot delivery
A state lawmaker challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in this month’s Republican primary launched a TV ad Thursday touting his conservative credentials and support for former President Donald Trump’s agenda. The 30-second ad released by state Rep. Dave Williams’ campaign says the Colorado Springs Republican has “never voted for tax or spending increases” and calls…
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Panel strikes down Republican-backed tax exemption for prepared food
One of the leading bills in this session’s Republican agenda met its end Monday after a state House panel voted down the effort to exempt prepared food from sales tax. Currently, food purchased to be prepared and eaten at home is already exempt from sales tax. If passed, House Bill 1062 would have expanded the…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea yanks footage of Russian military jets from latest TV ad
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
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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SONDERMANN | A feverish, chill-producing GOP assembly
Eric Sondermann For a collection of pandemic deniers and public health resisters, those attending the Colorado Republican Party’s state assembly a week ago showed every sign of still being in the grasp of a dangerous fever, spiking to scary heights and producing the usual delusions. The fun and games were set to begin promptly at…
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Boebert primary challenger Don Coram qualifies for Republican ballot by petition
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will face a Republican challenger in Colorado’s June primary election after state election officials announced Tuesday that state Sen. Don Coram submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions. The Montrose lawmaker said he’s anxious to put up his record of delivering results for the Western Slope against what his campaign described…
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Republican Heidi Ganahl qualifies for Colorado’s gubernatorial primary ballot by petition
Heidi Ganahl on Tuesday became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to qualify for the June primary ballot after state election officials determined she submitted enough valid signatures on her petitions. One of a dozen Republicans seeking the nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, Ganahl was the only GOP gubernatorial candidate to submit petitions. The…
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Pam Anderson qualifies for GOP primary against Tina Peters for Colorado secretary of state
Republican secretary of state candidate Pam Anderson on Monday qualified for Colorado’s June primary ballot after election officials determined she submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions. Anderson, a former Jefferson County clerk and former executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association, is running for the GOP nomination against Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who…