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TRAIL MIX: Primary’s zingers and stingers
The competition for the most outrageous occurrence on the campaign trail has been fierce in recent days, as politicians careen toward the finish line – at 7 p.m. June 26. That’s when Colorado’s primary election campaign turns, in an instant, into its slimmed-down, more expensive and, truth be told, less jocular successor, the general election…
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Hickenlooper frowns at Polis ads attacking Kennedy, says one hits ‘below the belt’
Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday he’s disappointed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis and his supporters are running ads attacking Cary Kennedy, one of Polis’ primary rivals. The term-limited Democrat, who famously took a shower with his clothes on in a campaign ad decrying negative campaign ads, said he was particularly bothered that Bold Colorado, a…
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Poll: Stapleton tops Republican field for Colo. governor
Walker Stapleton is leading Colorado’s four-way Republican primary for governor, but businessman Victor Mitchell’s late ad blitz could position him to close the gap in the final weeks of the campaign, according to a poll released Monday by GOP firm Magellan Strategies and made available early to Colorado Politics. The survey of nearly 600 likely…
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Colorado Democratic gubernatorial candidate Donna Lynne pledges to run clean campaign, calls on others to do the same
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, a Democrat running for governor in next year’s election, pledged Friday to run a clean campaign like the ones waged by Gov. John Hickenlooper – who famously took a shower with his clothes on in a TV ad pledging to reject negative campaigning – and challenged the other candidates in the…