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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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Ex-Republican Danielle Neuschwanger launches gubernatorial run on third-party ticket
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Danielle Neuschwanger, the Elbert County rancher who lost her bid earlier this month for a spot in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary, said on Saturday that she is running on a third-party ticket – despite objections by some Republicans that her campaign will split the conservative vote and boost chances of Democratic Gov. Jared Polis winning…
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John Suthers, Hank Brown among Republicans backing Pam Anderson in secretary of state primary
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Republican secretary of state candidate Pam Anderson has won endorsements from a bevy of current and former elected officials, including three of the Republicans elected to the office she’s seeking. Among the Colorado Republicans announcing support for Anderson ahead of the June 28 GOP primary are former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown, former U.S. Rep. Scott…
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Republican Brad Dempsey sues for slot in 7th CD primary, says unaffiliated voters can sign petitions
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Republican congressional candidate Brad Dempsey is suing Secretary of State Jena Griswold for a spot in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District primary after her office determined his campaign didn’t submit a sufficient number of valid petition signatures. In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday in Denver District Court, Dempsey and four unaffiliated Jefferson County voters say that…
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TRAIL MIX | Before Colorado’s primary line-up is final, some candidates face courtroom battles
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Colorado’s June primary ballot is nearly set. Federal and state-level Democratic and Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination have been chasing support from fellow partisans for months, hoping to collect enough votes from delegates to party assemblies or signatures on nominating petitions – or in some cases, both – in order to qualify for the…
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Q&A with Rep. Richard Holtorf | As long as they aren’t shooting at him, he’s fine
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Richard Alonso Holtorf never sought political office. It sought him. The Akron-based representative for House District 64 was content to work on his Buffalo Springs ranch, until Rep. Kimmi Lewis, R-Kim, passed away in December 2019 from breast cancer. Even though he had no elected experience and wasn’t particularly active in the Republican Party, several people…
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SONDERMANN | A feverish, chill-producing GOP assembly
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Eric Sondermann For a collection of pandemic deniers and public health resisters, those attending the Colorado Republican Party’s state assembly a week ago showed every sign of still being in the grasp of a dangerous fever, spiking to scary heights and producing the usual delusions. The fun and games were set to begin promptly at…
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GOP congressional candidate Tim Reichert pours $500K into race, adds $340K in donations
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Jefferson County Republican Tim Reichert, who launched his bid to represent Colorado’s 7th Congressional District in January by loaning his campaign $500,000, plans to report raising an additional $339,409 during the first three months of 2022, bringing his total receipts for the quarter to nearly $840,000, his campaign told Colorado Politics. Reichert is one of…
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Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway headlines reception for Bennet challenger Gino Campana
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Kellyanne Conway, the first woman to run a winning presidential campaign, is slated to appear at a reception for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana Friday night in Colorado Springs ahead of the Colorado GOP’s state assembly. Conway, a veteran pollster and longtime advisor to former President Donald Trump, managed Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and…
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Doug Lamborn endorses Bennet challenger Eli Bremer in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is throwing his support behind U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer, one of seven Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Lamborn, who is serving his eighth term representing the El Paso County-based 5th Congressional District, is so far the only Republican member of Colorado’s congressional delegation to make an…
