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Republican ballot count noses ahead 5 days out from Colorado’s primary election
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With five days left to return ballots in Colorado’s primary election, state and county officials said more votes have been cast in the Republican primary than in the Democratic contest, though registered Republicans are still voting at a slower pace than their Democratic and unaffiliated counterparts. Through 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, county clerks had logged in 525,807…
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Colorado GOP vows legal action against fliers claiming it endorsed Ron Hanks in U.S. Senate primary
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The Colorado Republican Party plans to pursue criminal charges against whoever is producing fliers that claim the GOP has endorsed one of the two primary candidates running for the state’s U.S. Senate seat. While the organization that is paying for the fliers is unknown – they don’t include the standard “paid for by” disclaimer –…
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Owens slams Democrats’ ads boosting ‘2nd-tier’ GOP candidates for Colorado governor, US Senate
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Friday denounced expensive ad campaigns launched this week by Democratic groups as a “disingenuous” attempt to influence the state’s Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate by encouraging GOP voters to nominate candidates he describes as “second tier.” “The Democrats are focusing on the Republican primaries because their only…
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Lamborn primary challenger Dave Williams releases TV ad ahead of mail ballot delivery
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A state lawmaker challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in this month’s Republican primary launched a TV ad Thursday touting his conservative credentials and support for former President Donald Trump’s agenda. The 30-second ad released by state Rep. Dave Williams’ campaign says the Colorado Springs Republican has “never voted for tax or spending increases” and calls…
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Labor-led coalition doubles down on poll that sparked outrage in Democratic legislative primary
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A coalition of labor unions said this week that a poll it fielded in a Democratic legislative primary in Denver wasn’t meant to inflame racial bias after another group of union leaders cried foul, accusing the poll’s sponsors of using the survey to launch “overtly racist and outrageously false attacks” on one of the candidates…
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Q&A with Jeff Hunt | On the abortion front
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Jeff Hunt serves as director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University and is one of the most visible voices on the abortion debate. Hunt said the conversation within the anti-abortion movement in Colorado revolves around a ballot measure in 2024 that is similar to Proposition 115, which asked voters in 2020 to ban…
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens endorses Joe O’Dea in US Senate primary
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Former Gov. Bill Owens on Wednesday endorsed fellow Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Pointing to the construction company O’Dea founded while in college, Owens said that the first-time candidate has the real-world experience to represent Colorado and help tackle national problems in a…
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Tina Peters barred from overseeing this year’s primary and general elections in Mesa County
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Tina Peters, the Colorado county clerk under indictment for allegedly tampering with voting equipment, is prohibited from overseeing Mesa County’s 2022 primary and general elections, a judge ordered on Tuesday. Ruling in a lawsuit filed in January by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and a Mesa County voter, Mesa County District Court Judge Valerie J.…
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A decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could jolt Colorado’s November election, strategists say
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Supporters of abortion rights and Democratic strategists tell Colorado Politics that the shockwaves felt last week in response to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade could echo through the November election, scrambling the typical midterm equation by turning a referendum on an unpopular President Biden and the Democrats’…
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Broomfield council member replaces Matt Gray on primary ballot
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Democrats picked a Broomfield council member to replace Rep. Matt Gray on the primary ballot. The vacancy committee in House District 33 elected council member William Lindstedt to replace Gray on the ballot, according to Megan Burns, the communications director for the Colorado Democratic Party. “Thank you to Rep. Gray for his service and thank you to…
