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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack primary to replace Colorado’s Ken Buck | COVER STORY
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With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace Republican Ken Buck, the former state GOP chairman who said in early…
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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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COVER STORY | Colorado’s Republican US Senate candidates introduce themselves to voters
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The eight Republicans running for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat shared the stage for the first time on a snowy night in Fort Lupton for a mostly cordial opportunity to pitch themselves to conservative voters as the candidate best-suited to take on Sen. Michael Bennet, the two-term Democratic incumbent. The Feb. 3 forum, sponsored by the…
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Republican US Senate candidate Joe O’Dea launches radio ad campaign
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Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea hits the airwaves statewide Wednesday with a radio ad pitching the U.S. Senate candidate’s working-class roots and status as a first-time candidate. The 60-second ad launches days after O’Dea announced that he plans to petition his way onto the June primary ballot. He’s one of seven Republicans seeking the nomination to…
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Bob Schaffer endorses Republican Gino Campana in Colorado’s US Senate primary
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Former Republican congressman and 2008 U.S. Senate nominee Bob Schaffer on Tuesday endorsed Republican Gino Campana in the GOP primary for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Schaffer, headmaster of Liberty Common charter schools in Fort Collins and a former chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education, cited Campana’s views on education and…
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Multiple debates, forums on deck for Colorado’s Republican US Senate hopefuls
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The Republican primary race for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat is about to kick into high gear, with at least six debates and candidate forums scheduled over a four-week period beginning in early January. At last count, seven Republicans are running for the nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is seeking a third…
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Trump homeland security advisor endorses Gino Campana in Colorado’s US Senate race
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The retired Coast Guard rear admiral who served as former President Donald Trump’s third homeland security and counterterrorism advisor is endorsing Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana, calling the Fort Collins Republican the best choice to take on Democrat Michael Bennet in next year’s election. Peter J. Brown said Wednesday that Campana, the son of…
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Attorney general, congressional candidates debate at Club 20
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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
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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
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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…
