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Top Colorado Republican crowns Trump king of trash talk

Jan 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

In case you missed it, there was that flap on Christmas when Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus sort of characterized Donald Trump as a king and possibly a messiah. A top Colorado Republican, however, sees Trump as the king of trash talk. The RNC had released this message by Priebus celebrating Christmas: “Over two millennia ago,…
YESTERYEAR: Colorado turns blue, kids vote their consciences and Norton talks bioterrorism

Nov 10, 2016

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Colorado Politics

… Ten Years Ago this week in the Colorado Statesman … Colorado turned blue. At the Colorado Convention Center Hyatt, more than a thousand Democrats showed up to cheer the winning candidates. A famous trio of Democratic women took the stage, Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, House Majority Leader Rep. Alice Madden, and Democratic state party chair Pat Waak,…
? Coffman, Carroll both claim momentum in state’s tightest congressional contest

Oct 20, 2016

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Ernest Luning

When state Sen. Morgan Carroll addressed Arapahoe County Democrats the night of Sept. 24 at a fundraising dinner in Aurora, she sounded the alarm over the stakes of the upcoming election and struck an optimistic note about her chances to defeat U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the incumbent Republican who has represented the battleground seat for…
The Hot Sheet, July 26, 2016

Jul 26, 2016

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Jared Wright

VOL. 01 NO. 138 | JULY 26, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Well, none of us can say we didn’t see the rough and tumble conventions for both parties coming from miles away right? Happy Day # 2 of the Democratic National Convention … and All or Nothing Day (more encouragement for…
Colorado Rubio backers lament senator’s exit from GOP race

Mar 16, 2016

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman said Wednesday he was “heartbroken” that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio had ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination following a distant second-place loss in his home state to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. “There’s no doubt in my mind he would have won Colorado if it had come to a vote,”…
Natividad jumps into U.S. Senate race, joining crowded field vying for GOP nomination

Mar 1, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Businessman Jerry Natividad officially launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet Tuesday, becoming the 13th GOP candidate in the running. Touting his business experience and deep Colorado roots, Natividad said he would be running as a political outsider intent on bringing western values to the…
BARTELS: Secretary Wayne Williams’ Denver Broncos shirt elicits cheers in D.C.

Feb 10, 2016

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Lynn Bartels

Secretary of State Wayne Williams missed today’s Super Bowl parade in Denver, but he got a warm welcome in Washington, D.C., with his Denver Broncos championship T-shirt. The parade route went right by Williams’ office at 1700 Broadway — he captured a good picture of the orange- and blue-stripe painted on the street for…