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Cynthia Coffman ditches petitions, says she’ll seek ballot through assembly process

Feb 14, 2018

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Ernest Luning

With three weeks to go until precinct caucuses, Attorney General Cynthia Coffman announced Tuesday she’s dropping her plans to petition onto the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot and will instead go through the caucus and assembly process. In a telephone town hall conducted by her campaign, Coffman, one of nine GOP candidates for governor, told listeners…
GOP strategists skeptical Cynthia Coffman can petition onto primary ballot for governor

Feb 2, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman plans to petition her way onto the Republican primary ballot for governor, but her modest fundraising, lack of a statewide organization and late start add up to long odds against her, say two GOP strategists who have managed successful signature-gathering efforts for statewide candidates in recent election cycles. “It is…
‘The only enduring brand’? Tom Tancredo ponders 3rd run for Colorado governor

Oct 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Tom Tancredo strolled into the packed conference room in the back of a Wheat Ridge bowling alley on a recent Thursday evening and took a seat. He was the headliner at the monthly North Jeffco Tea Party meeting, but first the group of about 50 activists heard from school board candidates and a young man…
Republican George Brauchler announces energy industry support for gubernatorial campaign

Sep 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Several leaders in Colorado’s energy industry on Thursday announced they’re supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler, the 18th Judicial District attorney. “George Brauchler understands the importance of Colorado’s oil and gas community and its significant impact on Colorado’s economy,” said Ted Brown, CEO of Denver-based energy consulting firm Confluence Resources. The other industry figures backing…
Gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton, Jared Polis throw punches over energy industry setbacks

Sep 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton and Jared Polis traded barbs Tuesday over Colorado’s setback requirements for oil and gas operations – and got in a few insults for good measure. Stapleton, the Republican state treasurer who launched his campaign over the weekend, threw a punch at Polis, a wealthy Democratic congressman, when the topic came up…
Buoyed by 2016 senate bid that fell short, Darryl Glenn back in the running

Sep 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Congressional candidate Darryl Glenn likes to tell a story about a woman he met at a farmer’s market earlier this summer. “She was an older black lady, independent,” he says. “I stopped by and introduced myself, and she was like, ‘You’re a – Republican?’” He scowled like he was sniffing a carton of milk…
Tom Tancredo asks ‘the base’ whether he should jump in Republican gubernatorial primary

Sep 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo is seeking advice from conservatives as he weighs whether to join Colorado’s crowded Republican primary for governor in next year’s election. “Here we are, once again looking at this possibility, and I assure you it is, in my own mind, the possibility – the possibility of running for governor,” said Tancredo…
Tom Tancredo changes registration from unaffiliated to Republican ‘just in case’ he decides to run for governor

Sep 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

If former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo decides to jump into Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary, there’s one step he won’t have to take. Tancredo changed his registration from unaffiliated to Republican two weeks ago “just in case,” he told Colorado Politics, although he said he’s still weighing whether to get in the race. After what he…
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate JoAnne Silva endorses George Brauchler

Aug 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Loveland Republican JoAnne Silva, who was running for governor until late July, is endorsing George Brauchler in the race, although she wishes he’d clean up his language just a bit. The retired banker told Colorado Politics she decided to end her bid after realizing she wouldn’t be able to raise the funds needed “to get to…
Common Sense Policy Roundtable hires research leader for ‘critical’ Colorado issues

Aug 25, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Diverse data in, the best policies out. That’s the view Chris Brown is bringing to Colorado from Washington, D.C., next month. Brown was in Denver this week looking for a house before he officially becomes the director of policy and research for the Common Sense Policy Roundtable, the right-leaning “free market” think tank. While CSPR isn’t…