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Implementation of Proposition 108 will be a ‘grand experiment’
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The grand experiment in Colorado elections, set for next summer, is becoming a divisive Republican Party topic. In the past, only voters registered as Democrat or Republican could legally vote in the primary, which chooses the party’s general election nominee for federal and state elected offices. Thanks to last November’s passage of Prop. 108, 2018’s…
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Tired of partisan acrimony? So is Colorado congressional candidate Nick Thomas
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You might say Nick Thomas is passionate about moderation. So much so, it inspired him to run for Congress as an independent. The Boulder native launched his bid last week for the seat in Colorado’s Boulder-centric 2nd Congressional District – a decidedly Democratic expanse known perhaps for its independence though certainly not its moderation. Its…
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Democrat Joe Neguse tops $75,000 in contributions for Polis’ 2nd Congressional District seat
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Democrat Joe Neguse, the only declared candidate in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, raised $77,594 in his bid to fill the seat Boulder Democrat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is vacating in order to run for governor, Colorado Politics has learned. It took the former CU regent just 18 days between declaring his candidacy in mid June…
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Democrat Joe Neguse wins endorsements from African-American lawmakers, Congressional Black Caucus PAC
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Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus and the group’s political action committee are endorsing Democrat Joe Neguse in his bid for the 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, the Boulder Democrat who is running for Colorado governor in next year’s election. “Joe Neguse is exactly the type of bold progressive…
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Toltz, a Colorado candidate for Congress, defends the Democratic brand in The Hill op-end
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While Jared Polis, the current congressman from District 2, is trying to raise his profile across Colorado, the Democrat who hopes to take his job has raised his national profile. Ken Toltz last week took on Democratic finger-pointing in an op-ed column for The Hill, a Washington, D.C.-based newspaper that covers, well, Capitol Hill. Toltz defended House…
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Colorado Democrat Joe Neguse launches bid for 2nd Congressional District seat: ‘It’s up to us to fight back’
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Vowing to fight President Donald Trump’s “disastrous agenda,” Democrat Joe Neguse, the son of Eritrean immigrants and a former CU regent, declared Tuesday he’s running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. “As refugees and naturalized citizens, my parents never forgot or…
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There are, ahem, Republicans in Colorado’s 2nd CD …
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…even if they don’t stand much of a chance of capturing the seat being vacated by five-term U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in the indelibly Democratic, Boulder-centered district. Still, thanks to Colorado Pols for profiling a couple of prospects for the GOP nomination in the upcoming race. Polis of course has announced his intention to run…
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Strategist: Democrat Joe Neguse ‘near certain’ to run for Jared Polis’ 2nd District congressional seat
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Democrat Joe Neguse, executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies and a former CU regent, is “near certain” to run for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by fellow Democrat Jared Polis, who announced Sunday morning he’s running for governor, according to a top Democratic strategist close to Neguse. Neguse, the 2014 Democratic nominee…
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With Polis running for governor, Ken Toltz says he’ll run for Colorado’s CD2 seat in Congress
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No sooner had U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced his plans to run for Colorado governor next year than we hear that activist and businessman Ken Toltz will seek Polis’ seat in Congress from the 2nd Congressional District. Toltz has been a player in Colorado politics for awhile, but he’s perhaps best known as the founder…
