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Colorado Republicans elect Jeff Hays as state party chairman

Apr 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Republicans elected former El Paso County chairman Jeff Hays as state party chair at the GOP’s biennial reorganization meeting on Saturday in Englewood. “You know how you spell fun? W-I-N!” Hays said as he accepted the nomination in a packed auditorium at Englewood High School, invoking a catch phrase Hays learned from former Air…
Adams County Democrat Steve Lebsock announces he’s running for state treasurer

Mar 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Thornton Democrat, announced Saturday that he’s running for state treasurer in next year’s election. “It’s so important that we have elected officials here in the state of Colorado that have your back and that care about freedom and liberty and opportunity to do what you need to do,” Lebsock told…
Owen Loftus ranked among top political pros under 40 by trade group

Feb 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado-based political communications specialist Owen Loftus has landed a spot on the American Association of Political Consultants’ prestigious 40 Under 40 list, the trade organization announced Thursday. The annual award salutes 40 leaders and innovators among political consultants and operatives under age 40. Loftus is 34. According to AAPC, Loftus is one of the leading…
GOP consultant Dustin Olson stresses authenticity, ability to connect with stories

Sep 22, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Republican political consultant Dustin Olson has been at the center of national politics and numerous local campaigns – he and his wife, Carolyn, just celebrated the 10th anniversary of Olson Strategies & Advertising, their Colorado-based firm – but it was a few days he spent touring Civil War battlefields and shopping at Wal-Mart with a comic…
What If: Could the GOP abandon Trump and focus on Congress?

Sep 5, 2016

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Steve Peoples

What if the Republican Party turns its back on its presidential nominee? The possibility that the Republican National Committee might abandon Donald Trump is remote. It’s been discussed informally, though, by party leaders across the country in recent weeks. They fear the RNC could be wasting money and labor on a presidential candidate who has…
Kaine discusses small business plan in Lakewood

Aug 25, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday rolled out running mate Hillary Clinton’s set of proposals to boost small businesses after touring a Lakewood aerospace manufacturer. The Virginia senator also took some swings at Republican rival Donald Trump, criticizing what he called the billionaire real estate developer’s “track record of, frankly, stiffing small…
Trump campaign doubles spending, not ground game

Aug 21, 2016

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Julie Bykowicz

Donald Trump’s campaign expenses more than doubled last month, even as the Republican presidential nominee held his payroll to about 70 employees, aired no television advertisements and undertook no significant operational buildout across the country. Instead, about half of the campaign’s $18.5 million in spending was vacuumed up by Giles-Parscale, a web design and marketing firm new…
Colorado Trump campaign opening offices in coming days

Aug 17, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Donald Trump’s Colorado campaign is opening four field offices around the state this week, part of an effort Trump’s state director says will swing Colorado’s nine electoral votes to the Republican in the fall. With just eight weeks remaining until mail ballots reach Colorado voters, the GOP presidential candidate is adding organizers and what the…
Strategist’s bolt from GOP a sign of Trump’s impact on party

Aug 2, 2016

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Thomas Beaumont

Less than four years ago, the Republican Party tapped a few respected party officials to help the GOP find its way forward. This week, one of them says she’s leaving the party – driven out by Donald Trump. While not a household name, Sally Bradshaw’s decision to leave the GOP rocked those who make politics…
Trump sets Friday rally, fundraiser in Colorado Springs

Jul 27, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump plans to campaign at a town hall and attend a high-priced fundraiser in Colorado Springs on Friday, the same day the wealthy Koch brothers kick off their secretive, semi-annual weekend donor gathering just across town, sources close to the Trump campaign confirm. The Trump stop will come a day after…