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Denver mayoral rivals spar over familiar issues in final runoff debate
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Like two fighters who’ve sparred so long they anticipate each other’s moves, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis ended their series of mayoral runoff debates Tuesday with a flurry of jabs over issues of race, sexual harassment and homelessness. Not much new ground was broken during the hour-long debate, hosted by The Denver…
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Denver mayor candidates swap sharp exchanges in Aaron Harber Show debate
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock accidentally dropped a drinking glass that shattered at the beginning of a Denver mayoral debate with challenger Jamie Giellis during the taping of the Aaron Harber Show on Friday afternoon. One shard caused a slight cut to Giellis’ foot and host Harber handed her a tissue. And plenty of verbal sharp…
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COPO PODCAST: Denver mayoral race comes down to how choice is framed, say experts
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The runoff for Denver mayor is coming down to a question of who can best frame the race in the closing days of the campaign, according to two experts on local politics. If challenger Jamie Gillies can portray the vote as a referendum on residents’ anxiety and concerns over how Mayor Michael Hancock has managed…
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Denver mayoral candidates get testy in 9News/CoPo debate (VIDEO)
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The latest Denver mayoral debate between incumbent Michael Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis turned testier and more personal Tuesday as the runoff race entered its final two weeks. In the televised debate, hosted by KUSA-9News and sponsored by Colorado Politics, Giellis, an urban planner and former president of the River North Arts District, accused Hancock…
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Denver mayoral candidates spar over urban camping ban
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The signs on the lawn leading up to Denver’s South High School on Tuesday night suggested the mayoral debate inside would be dominated by issues of growth and development. They read like a series of the old roadside Burma Shave signs. “What is Denver?” “Not Sprawling Houston.” “Not over-built New York.” “Not smoggy Los Angeles.”…
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Denver mayor’s race: Dueling rallies break out at city hall
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Talk about your political street fight. The battle to determine who will be the mayor of Denver took the form of dueling political rallies Tuesday on either side of the street in front of the Denver City and County Building. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (right) with former Denver mayors John Hickenlooper (left) and Wellington Webb…
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Denver mayor’s race: Former candidates Calderón, Tate endorse Giellis
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Lisa Calderón and Penfield Tate III – Denver mayoral candidates who were eliminated in the May 7 election – have endorsed challenger Jamie Giellis in her runoff campaign against Mayor Michael Hancock. Tate, a former state lawmaker, and Calderón, a criminal justice professor at Regis University – are expected to formally support Giellis, an urban…
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Denver mayor’s race: Hancock challenges Giellis to 12 debates before runoff
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has challenged mayoral opponent Jamie Giellis to a series of 12 debates prior to the June 4 runoff election. With just 25 days remaining before the election, that would amount to a debate almost every other day. “There’s a clear choice in this election, and the people of Denver deserve a…
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DENVER ELECTION 2019: Voter turnout unusually low; Hancock raises $2M
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While Denver’s mayoral contest may prove to be pivotal, and a pair of ballot measures are gathering national attention, voter response so far has been mostly “meh.” Voter turnout as of 10 a.m. Tuesday stood at just over 24% with 101,433 mailed ballots received back by the Denver Elections Division. Spring municipal elections in Denver…
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ON THE DENVER CAMPAIGN TRAIL | Lisa Calderón, candidate for mayor
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This is the fourth in a series of stories on Denver mayoral candidates in their last days on the campaign trail ahead of the May 7 city election. No matter what the outcome of Denver’s May 7 municipal election, chances are that mayoral hopeful Lisa Calderón will be the only candidate who can claim she…
