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RNC names Adam Johnson its Colorado leader as part of its midterm strategy
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Nearly 13 months from Election Day, the Republican National Committee is putting its state directors for the midterms, and in Colorado veteran operative Adam Johnson will lead the effort. In a Thursday morning press release, the RNC described Johnson this way: Adam Johnson’s political experience began in 2002 working on the successful re-election of Gov.…
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YESTERYEAR: Nicholson draws fire from pro-lifers
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Twenty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson came under fire by an unlikely group of pro-life Republicans who compared his actions to those of Adolf Hitler. Nicholson, who considered himself pro-life, came under attack in early May 1997 by the American Constitution Party, the Colorado affiliate of the…
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Women candidate interest on both sides soars after Trump win
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Diana DeGette was not directly part of the 1992 political “Year of the Women,” the historic election cycle when four freshman female U.S. senators were elected. But she did win her first elected office that year, as a Colorado state representative in Denver. DeGette has since represented Colorado in the U.S. House for two decades…
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Colorado GOP gives #NeverTrump tweeter one last chance to fess up
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The Colorado Republican Party intends to file a lawsuit to determine who posted an unauthorized message to its official Twitter account the night of the state convention but is giving the perpetrator the chance to come clean and avoid legal action, according to an email obtained by The Colorado Statesman. Following the Ted Cruz campaign’s…
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Hudson: Trump’s wild ride to convention could hit historically predicted dead end
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“Close only counts in horseshoes.” The old adage is nowhere more meaningful than at national political conventions. This round, Democrats are salivating at the opportunity to run against Donald Trump in November; but, truth be told, he is becoming increasingly less likely to emerge as the Republican nominee. One minor historical fact consistently overlooked is…
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Letter: RNC erred using polls to set debate stage
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To the Republican National Committee: As a former Republican candidate for the Colorado state House, I must convey my disappointment that the RNC allowed polling data to determine a candidate’s position at our GOP presidential candidate debates. The fact that we had a large number of candidates running for office should not compel the party…
