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Walker Stapleton launches TV ad campaign as GOP primary for Colo. governor heats up
Just three weeks before Colorado voters start receiving mail ballots for the June 26 primary, Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton is debuting his TV campaign with an ad that features a cameo appearance by President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Stapleton plans to start airing a 30-second commercial that describes the two-term state treasurer as “a…
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Poll results convince Democrat Tillemann to stay in 6th CD race
Democrat Levi Tillemann on Monday said he plans to stay in the 6th Congressional District primary after a private poll his campaign commissioned shows he’s leading Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman by 5 points – better than the statistical tie the same poll found between Jason Crow, the other Democrat in the race, and the five-term…
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Tillemann says he’ll withdraw from primary if poll shows only Crow can beat Coffman
Democratic congressional candidate Levi Tilleman said Friday he’ll drop out of the 6th District primary if a poll he has commissioned shows that primary rival Jason Crow is the only Democrat who can unseat five-term Republican Mike Coffman in the suburban swing seat. Tillemann told Colorado Politics he expects to have the results in hand…
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AP to journalists: Don’t base political stories just on polls
NEW YORK – The Associated Press has updated its guidelines in the wake of the 2016 election to tell its journalists not to use public opinion polls as the sole subject in a political campaign story. The news organization said Tuesday that it is including a chapter on polls in its influential Stylebook for the…
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Poll shows Polis with narrow lead over Kennedy in Democratic gubernatorial field
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Jared Polis holds a slight lead over former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a survey released Tuesday by Republican polling firm Magellan Strategies, although more than one-third of voters remain undecided with just over three months to go until votes are counted. Twenty-seven percent of…
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Poll shows Trump backers strongly support path to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ as part of border security deal
Republican and conservative voters – including President Donald Trump’s base supporters – overwhelmingly approve of providing a path to citizenship for so-called Dreamers in exchange for increased border security, according to a national poll released this week that drew praise from Colorado business groups. The survey found that 86 percent of Trump backers support protecting Dreamers…
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Poll shows Walker Stapleton leading Republican gubernatorial field, with many still undecided
State Treasurer Walker Stapleton has twice the support of Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, his next-closest rival, for Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial nomination, but just as many voters are undecided as support either of the two frontrunners, according to a poll released Monday by GOP firm Magellan Strategies. The survey shows Republican primary voters overwhelmingly approves of…
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Poll shows Democrat Jason Crow leading Republican Mike Coffman by 5 points
A poll conducted for liberal campaign finance reform group End Citizens United found Democrat Jason Crow leading U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, by 5 points – and the challenger’s advantage increases to 10 points after poll respondents were told Crow isn’t taking corporate PAC money. The Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling survey shows Crow,…
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Ads blast Coffman tax vote after Paul Ryan deletes tweet cheering $1.50 tax break
National Democrats launched digital ads Monday tying Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to a tweet posted by House Speaker Paul Ryan touting a $1.50-a-week tax break enjoyed by a secretary in the wake of the massive tax overhaul passed by the Republican Congress late last year. It’s part of a Facebook ad campaign targeting 50…
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Rep. Dan Thurlow challenging Sen. Ray Scott in GOP primary, flirted with unaffiliated bid
State Rep. Dan Thurlow, a Grand Junction Republican, plans to announce Saturday he’s challenging state Sen. Ray Scott in the GOP primary, although he first considered running for the seat as an unaffiliated candidate, Colorado Politics has learned. Thurlow, who has represented House District 55 for two terms, asked supporters in an email Friday to…