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Perlmutter among 16 Dems in US House vowing to oppose Pelosi as speaker
U.S. Rep. Ed Permutter is along 16 Democrats who formally promised on Monday to vote against Nancy Pelosi’s bid to be House speaker. Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat who has long opposed Pelosi’s effort to return to the House’s top leadership post, joined 15 current and future members of Congress in signing a letter, dated Monday,…
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WATCH: Congressman-elect Neguse on Pelosi: ‘ I intend to support her’ as speaker
U.S. Rep.-elect Joe Neguse was the only Democrat in Colorado’s incoming congressional delegation who hadn’t said whether he’ll vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House. On national television Sunday, he finally revealed his decision. “I intend to support her,” Neguse said on CBS’ Face the Nation. “You know I think that it’s important…
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Attorney general, congressional candidates debate at Club 20
GRAND JUNCTION – Club 20’s Saturday night debate lineup featured the first face-to-face confrontation between the major party candidates for the state’s 3rd Congressional District and a lively debate – the second but most intense to date – between the major party candidates for attorney general. The Club 20 debates mark the unofficial start to…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Peg Perl unveils backers in Denver clerk race
The municipal election isn’t for another 10 months, and she has yet to draw an opponent, but Denver clerk and recorder candidate Peg Perl is already racking up support for her bid, the attorney and former senior counsel for Colorado Ethics Watch announced this week. The current and former officials supporting Perl include House House Majority…
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Independent Nick Thomas submits signatures to run in CD2
Nick Thomas said Thursday he submitted more than 1,300 signatures to get on the ballot in November as an independent candidate in the 2nd Congressional District. The Secretary of State’s Office still has to verify at least 800 of them as registered voters from the district for Thomas to stay in the race to succeed…
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Democrat Jena Griswold spends $260,000 on fall TV ads in secretary of state race
While other candidates were sweating out the results in last week’s primary, Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold spent big on TV advertising for the general election, her campaign said Monday. Griswold’s campaign paid $260,000 on June 26 to reserve air time in October in an attempt to lock in desirable spots at the…
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PRIMARY 2018: Colorado’s winners and losers
Winners Jared Polis and Walker Stapleton: Presumed frontrunners from the beginning lived up to their billing, turning back the largest field of primary challengers in either party since at least World War II. And they both played to their bases, the hard left and hard right. Both survived runs at their integrity in negative ads,…
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Joe Biden throws weight behind secretary of state hopeful Jena Griswold
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday endorsed Jena Griswold, the Democratic nominee for secretary of state, saying the attorney “understands the importance of making sure every vote counts.” “Now more than ever, we need leaders who are committed to protecting our democratic institutions and the integrity of our elections,” Biden said in a statement.…
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Joe Biden endorses Joe Neguse for 2nd CD seat in Congress
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday endorsed Joe Neguse, one of two Democrats running in a primary for the open 2nd Congressional District seat, calling the former University of Colorado regent and son of Eritrean immigrants “the embodiment of the American Dream.” “We need to send him to Washington to fight for working-class families…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Teachers union backs Neguse in 2nd CD Dem primary
There isn’t much time left for politicians and organizations to announce their endorsements in Colorado’s primary races. Ballots will be arriving in mailboxes within a few weeks and voters will be soon be voting, so expect a flood of announcements by early June from the big enchiladas who want to help their favored candidates win.…