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Hiring was healthy in past year in Colorado, other swing states
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Hiring has been strong in the past year in many presidential campaign swing states, a possible hurdle for GOP candidate Donald Trump, who has sought to capitalize on economic distress. Employers have added jobs in the past 12 months at a faster pace than the national average in Colorado, Florida, Michigan and North Carolina, the Labor…
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Bennet beating Glenn by 16 points in race for Colorado Senate seat
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is “swamping” his Republican challenger Darryl Glenn by 16 points Colorado, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released on Thursday. Bennet leads Glenn 54-38 percent in the poll of likely Colorado voters, which was conducted Aug. 9-16. The Democratic incumbent, who is seeking his second full term in the…
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Trump makes first battleground state ad buys
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A new brain trust in place, Donald Trump on Thursday moved to invest nearly $5 million in battleground state advertising as the Republican presidential contender took modest steps to address daunting challenges in the states that will make or break his White House ambitions. The New York businessman’s campaign reserved television ad space over the coming 10…
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Poll: Clinton leading Trump by 10 points in Colorado
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Hillary Clinton holds a 10-point lead over Donald Trump among likely Colorado voters, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released Wednesday. When the two major-party nominees are tested against a pair of prominent third-party party candidates, Clinton’s lead in Colorado slips to 8 points. It’s the sixth consecutive poll that shows Clinton comfortably…
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YESTERYEAR: Dole, Kemp make first campaign stop in Denver after boisterous GOP convention
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Twenty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp – the “American Dream team” – would make their first post-convention campaign appearance in Denver, underlining the importance of Colorado as a crucial swing state in the 1996 election. The Kansas senator gave a…
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Down in Colorado, other swing states, Great Lakes no help for a struggling Trump
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The numbers are stark for Donald Trump. Down in Colorado, Virginia and North Carolina. Hillary Clinton is starting to spend a little money in Georgia and Arizona, states that any Republican running for president ought to be able to count on. The road to 270 electoral votes – the threshold to clinch the presidency –…
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Trump makes a pitch for Connecticut, a Democratic stronghold
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Connecticut has not been in Republican hands since George H.W. Bush won the state in 1988. No matter, Donald Trump says as he promises to pursue the Democratic stronghold. “I’m making a big play for Connecticut. Normally the party wouldn’t make a play,” the Republican presidential nominee told those at an evening rally inside a…
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GOP could be near Trump breaking point; frustration abounds
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The Republican Party could be nearing a breaking point with Donald Trump. As he skips from one gaffe to the next, GOP leaders in Washington and in the most competitive states have begun openly contemplating turning their backs on their party’s presidential nominee to prevent what they fear will be wide-scale Republican losses on Election…
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Poll: Clinton, Bennet lead by double digits in Colorado
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Democrats Hillary Clinton and Michael Bennet are leading their Republican opponents by wide margins in Colorado, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll of battleground states released Friday. Clinton leads Donald Trump by 14 points, 46 percent to 32 percent, among registered voters in Colorado in a two-way race, the poll says. Her…
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Libertarians’ ballot access uncertain in battleground Ohio
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While Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is set to appear on ballots in at least 39 states, swing state Ohio is among the places where his supporters are still working to get his name out to voters this fall. The ballot status of the former New Mexico governor in Ohio was uncertain Wednesday – a…
