primaries
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Colorado Republicans again weigh whether to boot unaffiliated voters from party primaries | TRAIL MIX
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For the fifth time since Colorado voters created the state’s semi-open primary system, Republican Party officials are set to decide if unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in the party’s upcoming primary. More than 400 members of the Republicans’ state central committee are scheduled to convene on the morning of Sept. 27 on the University of…
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Establishment Republicans prevail in most Colorado primary races
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The red line dividing Republican candidates who believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and those who insist Joe Biden legitimately won may have influenced Colorado voters in Tuesday’s primary election. Updated Colorado primary election results In determining which of their party mates in contested party races will appear on…
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Bradfield leads Dent in HD21 GOP primary, early returns show
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Four contested Colorado House District races announced preliminary results Tuesday. District 21 State Rep. Mary Bradfield, R-Colorado Springs. Gazette file Karl Dent Gazette file Preliminary results for the primary race for Colorado House District 21 showed Mary Bradfield beating Karl Dent with 66.84% of votes during early race results, according to the Colorado Secretary of State website. Dent,…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea yanks footage of Russian military jets from latest TV ad
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At least it wasn’t the Canadian Rockies. Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea launched a new TV ad this weekend in his bid to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. The 30-second spot describes the construction company owner as “the boss” and lists issues the political newcomer has been hammering on the campaign trail – from cutting the…
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Republican El Paso County candidates say GOP hampered campaigns ahead of assembly
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El Paso County Republican candidates are concerned the GOP leadership hampered individual campaign efforts ahead of Saturday assemblies, gatherings candidates rely on to make the June primary ballot. The party assemblies where candidates for offices such as county commissioner, sheriff and state representative compete for votes from elected delegates to make the ballot are expected…
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TRAIL MIX | Colorado’s 1974 ballot serves as a distant mirror to this year’s election
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The two major parties enter Colorado’s 2022 midterm election year in starkly different positions. The Democrats hold every statewide office on the ballot this year – from governor and U.S. senator to attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer – and every one of those incumbents is seeking reelection. Republicans, on the other hand,…
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BIDLACK: Are Colorado’s caucuses a good thing or a bad thing? Or neither?
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How did you spend last Tuesday evening? If you were one of the 23,168 Democrats who showed up at schools, meeting halls, and other spaces around Colorado, you know where you were. You were participating in an unusual (only 13 states and two US territories use them) process to start off the progression of events…








