tom tancredo

Coffman’s switch to governor’s race could boost Democrats’ shot at electing an attorney general

Nov 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wasn’t only taking a gamble with her political future Wednesday when she jumped from a run for re-election to a slot in Colorado’s crowded Republican gubernatorial primary – she was creating an open seat a year before the election and throwing another curve into a cycle that’s been full of them.…
Democrat Jared Polis launches site linking GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo with Donald Trump

Nov 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat running for governor of Colorado, on Thursday launched an attack tying Tom Tancredo to President Donald Trump, charging the GOP gubernatorial candidate and Trump are “ideologically one and the same” – but far from rejecting the attack, Tancredo fired back, calling Polis “just another whiny liberal elite.” “Stop Tom Tancredo…
Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler considering switch to Colorado attorney general race

Nov 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican George Brauchler is considering jumping from Colorado’s crowded gubernatorial primary to a run for attorney general after Republican incumbent Cynthia Coffman announced Wednesday she was switching to the governor’s race, his campaign said. Coffman’s long-anticipated move leaves the attorney general race without a Republican candidate at the same time the GOP field for governor…
Attorney General Cynthia Coffman to join crowded GOP primary for governor of Colorado

Nov 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman launched a long-anticipated campaign for governor Wednesday, joining a crowded Republican primary field and turning her current office into an open seat a year before the election. Coffman said in a statement she’s running “because Colorado faces serious challenges as a growing state and needs a strong, principled leader who understands…
CIRULI: The year of the independent

Nov 8, 2017

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Floyd Ciruli

America’s two major political parties are under assault. The 2016 election was a shock for both parties’ establishments, and they haven’t recovered. The divisions highlighted in the 2016 primaries are now becoming exacerbated by insurgent groups wanting to take complete control. As the parties spend time and resources on their internal wars, this may be…
#Retweet: Here are the best tweets of the week in Colorado politics

Nov 4, 2017

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Joey Bunch
Colorado GOP lawmaker Cole Wist ‘thinking seriously’ about run for attorney general if Cynthia Coffman runs for governor

Nov 3, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Cole Wist, Colorado’s assistant House Republican leader, says he’s “thinking seriously” about running for state attorney general in next year’s election if GOP incumbent Cynthia Coffman decides to run for governor, and he expects to announce his plans within weeks, he told Colorado Politics. Coffman said months ago she was weighing a bid for governor…
Come for the chuckwagon buffet, stay for the GOP candidates in Fort Lupton

Nov 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Potentially all the Republican candidates for governor could share the spotlight with a chuckwagon buffet at the Republican Women of Weld’s forum in Fort Lupton on Nov. 13. And if you want to see it, and enjoy the buffet, you’ll have to buy a ticket as soon as possible. R-WOW, as I like to call…
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler shakes up campaign team

Nov 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler will be going without a campaign manager until next year, his campaign spokesman told Colorado Politics Wednesday. Veteran GOP consultant Ryan Lynch, who had been managing Brauchler’s campaign since its launch at the beginning of April, left the campaign this week for unspecified opportunities, and the campaign doesn’t plan…
Republican Tom Tancredo set to launch campaign for governor of Colorado

Oct 31, 2017

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Ernest Luning

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…