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Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman draws primary challenge from ‘passionate patriot’ Roger Edwards
Douglas County Republican Roger Edwards plans to announce Wednesday that he’s challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in next year’s GOP primary, charging the five-term incumbent with paying lip service to conservative priorities and using “identity politics” to divide residents of the battleground 6th Congressional District, he told Colorado Politics. “It has become exceedingly more difficult…
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Billionaire tied to Trump also tied to Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner
The National Institute on Money in State Politics today updated its database of spending on political campaigns in the past two election years. Among the information: updated spending by billionaire Robert L. Mercer – and there’s a connection to Colorado. The Institute runs a website, Follow the Money, which tracks political spending. Mercer, CEO of…
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Republican Tom Tancredo set to launch campaign for governor of Colorado
Tom Tancredo is set to kick off a campaign for governor of Colorado, joining a crowded Republican primary field in what will be his third run for the office, Colorado Politics has learned. Tancredo enters the race – after more than two months spent exploring a run – on the heels of a private poll…
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INSIGHTS: Bannon’s visit with Tancredo sends a message in the governor’s race
It doesn’t matter what Stephen K. Bannon does or doesn’t do for Tom Tancredo. The point is made. The bell is rung. Perception is a headline, and reality is a footnote. The architect of Donald Trump’s political rise visited with the former congressman in Colorado Springs recently. The summit put a new seal of approval…
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Vice President Mike Pence promises Colorado donors Republicans will pass tax reform this year
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday told a ballroom full of Republicans in Greenwood Village that a unified GOP will fulfill a key campaign pledge of President Donald Trump by enacting tax reform legislation. “I’m going to make a prediction tonight: We’re going to pass the largest tax cut in American history, and we’re…
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Colorado Democrats sound alarm over Tom Tancredo’s lead in GOP primary poll for governor
Calling former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo “the de facto leader of the Colorado GOP,” a spokesman for the Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday expressed alarm at a poll showing Tancredo leading the GOP gubernatorial primary field by a wide margin. Tancredo, who says he’s still considering whether to run for governor in next year’s election,…
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Poll conducted by former Trump data aide shows Tom Tancredo atop Colorado GOP gubernatorial field
Although he hasn’t launched a campaign yet, Tom Tancredo holds a wide lead in Colorado’s crowded Republican gubernatorial primary field and is in a statistical tie with leading Democratic candidate Jared Polis, according to a survey conducted by the pollster who set up the polling and data operations for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The poll…
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Out West Roundup: Wyoming Senate race might see insurgent challenger
Wyoming Wyoming Senate race might see insurgent challenger WASHINGTON – Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik Prince is considering a Republican primary challenge to Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a senior member of the Senate GOP leadership team, in a race that could pit the party’s establishment against insurgents inspired by allies of President Donald Trump. Prince was…
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Mike Coffman cheers news of possible DACA compromise between Trump, Democrats
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, applauded President Trump Thursday for working with congressional Democrats toward a compromise to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America. “The president deserves credit for his leadership in promoting a compromise that enhances border security while extending protections for DACA participants,” Coffman said…
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Colorado Democrats hail Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s exit from White House, but say it isn’t enough
Colorado Democrats on Friday celebrated news President Trump had fired chief strategist Steve Bannon but questioned whether the ouster resolves complaints the president sympathizes with white nationalists and other extremist groups. “Removing Mr. Bannon’s divisive, nationalist influence from the White House was long overdue; he should never have worked there in the first place,” said…