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BEST OF COPO 2018 | Colorado’s dark horses: What makes non-major-party candidates run?
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published Nov. 5, just before the general election. For some minor-party and unaffiliated candidates, running for office is a labor of love. Others run to advance their party’s name recognition to the point…
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COVER STORY | Colorado’s dark horses: What makes non-major-party candidates run?
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For some minor-party and unaffiliated candidates, running for office is a labor of love. Others run to advance their party’s name recognition to the point where their candidates will someday be viable. But don’t suggest to any of them that a vote for a candidate who doesn’t have a “D” or “R” by their name…
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? McMullin taking page from past no-chance candidates
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Spurred on by a lack of conservative presidential candidates in this year’s election, Evan McMullin decided to run as an independent to try to prevent either major party candidate from winning, and to help a “new conservative movement” take hold in the country. McMullin and his vice-presidential running mate, Mindy Finn, brought that message to…
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Colorado ‘never-Trump’ conservatives rally for Evan McMullin
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Exchanges started predictably with, “who is Evan McMullin?” Saturday afternoon on Denver’s 16th Street as supporters of the independent candidate for president tried to rally excitement and educate voters on a campaign that’s a mere two months old – an infancy in the life of a presidential campaign. Serving as a primer to an in-person visit…
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Group of independent Colorado voters advocating for presidential, open primaries
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A group representing unaffiliated Colorado voters is trying to raise awareness about two ballot questions that could change how political parties select their nominees. The Coalition of Independent Voters in Colorado, a group known as CIVIC, conducted interviews with 120 unaffiliated voters in Colorado to “strengthen the voice of independents,” according to the group. The…
