victor mitchell
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Poll: Colorado’s unaffiliated voters favor Democrats, strongly dislike Trump
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Unaffiliated voters in Colorado plan to vote in the Democratic primary in sharply higher numbers than in the Republican primary, a poll released Tuesday shows. What’s more, the unaffiliated voters who say they plan to vote in the November election hold significantly more favorable views of the leading Democratic candidates for governor than the leading Republicans.…
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Republican Mitchell loans his campaign another $1M for gubernatorial run
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Republican businessman Victor Mitchell has boosted his own Colorado gubernatorial campaign with another $1 million in loans since May 31, bringing the total he’s loaned his campaign to $4.9 million – money that he’s not likely to ever see again. Mitchell has been the biggest spender among the Republican candidates for governor, according to the…
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Poll: Polis leading Kennedy, but both best Stapleton
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Jared Polis holds a lead over Cary Kennedy atop the four-way Democratic primary to be Colorado’s next governor, but both would defeat Republican frontrunner Walker Stapleton by the same margin, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by polling and communications firm Strategies 360 for the Service Employees International Union’s Colorado Small Donor Committee and…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: Money matters in the governor’s race
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In the void of policy differences and clear, consistent polling on gubernatorial primary candidates, money is the next best measure. Spending in the race has soared past $25 million, fueled by two wealthy candidates – Republican Victor Mitchell and Democrat Jared Polis – and a slew of super PACs that have already doled out millions.…
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Poll: Stapleton tops Republican field for Colo. governor
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Walker Stapleton is leading Colorado’s four-way Republican primary for governor, but businessman Victor Mitchell’s late ad blitz could position him to close the gap in the final weeks of the campaign, according to a poll released Monday by GOP firm Magellan Strategies and made available early to Colorado Politics. The survey of nearly 600 likely…
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Greg Lopez wins straw poll for governor at conservative summit
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The upstart campaign of Greg Lopez, the former Parker mayor, took the top spot among Republican gubernatorial candidates in the straw poll Saturday night at the Western Conservative Summit. Lopez was somewhat a surprise entry onto the four-way primary ballot in April, when he got 33 percent at the GOP state assembly after a fiery…
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VICTOR MITCHELL: No tax hikes or bonds; reform CDOT and cut waste
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Colorado literally stands at a crossroads this year when it comes to transportation funding. I wish it was just a pun. Unfortunately, it’s the truth. As the November election approaches, special interests and Capitol insiders are demanding new revenue for transportation, by whatever means. The downtown Denver crowd is asking for a statewide sales tax…
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Independent expenditure committees take campaign spending to new level
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Raising Colorado. Prosperity Through Property Rights. Colorado Working Families Party. These are some of the names that are showing up on campaign fliers and other materials designed to sway votes for major party candidates in the June 26 primary. They’re “independent expenditure committees,” or IECs – groups that spend money to back candidates but don’t…
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NOONAN | Now’s the time to see who’s getting — and spending — in the guv’s race
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The Colorado governor’s race illustrates the new normal in campaign finance. Candidates need millions to win a primary. Six of eight candidates in the GOP and Democratic primaries have raised more than a million dollars. Victor Mitchell and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis have multiple millions through self-funding as of the most recent reports. Former state Sen. Michael…
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‘Aaron Harber Show’ to air Colorado Politics gubernatorial debate
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“The Aaron Harber Show” is set to air Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates’ debate in Colorado Springs starting this Sunday. Harber and yours truly asked the questions in the Colorado Civic Barbecue May 19, presented by the El Pomar Foundation’s Forum for Civic Advancement, The Gazette and Colorado Politics. Harber will air the Republicans –…
