Closing Colorado’s Republican primaries has been a major objective of the far right
2022 election
Posted inPolitics and Government
Top 10 federal campaign donors from Colorado in 2022
The top donors gave mostly to Republican candidates and causes
Posted inOpinion Columns
Littwin: A look back on 2022 — not as bad as it could have been, but bad enough
From the Mar-a-Lago “raid” to furries to Colorado’s blue tsunami to Club Q and beyond, Mike Littwin looks back at 2022, a year that put us through the wringer — again.
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Dark-money political nonprofits were big spenders — for Democrats and Republicans — in Colorado’s 2022 elections
At least $42 million in dark-money spending went to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures
Posted inElection 2022
The Colorado Democratic Party outspent the Colorado GOP this year, highlighting a broader fundraising gap
The Colorado Democratic Party reported spending more at both state and federal levels than its GOP counterpart
Posted inElection 2022
The biggest election 2022 spender in Colorado? Jared Polis — by a long shot.
Polis spent more than $12 million to win a second term as governor. The next biggest spender was Total Wine & More, which spent slightly less on a ballot measure.
Posted inElection 2022
Race between Lauren Boebert, Adam Frisch was most expensive 2022 Colorado congressional contest per vote cast
Boebert spent nearly $43 per vote, while Frisch spent $32. That’s more than the $16 per vote Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet spent successfully defending his seat against Republican Joe O’Dea, who spent $9 per vote.
Posted inElection 2022
How Yadira Caraveo, used to being an underdog, became the first Latina from Colorado elected to Congress
Caraveo, a state representative and pediatrician, defied the political oddsmakers when she eked out a victory last week over Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District
Posted inElection 2022
Democrat Joe Neguse re-elected in 2nd Congressional District, beats challenger Marshall Dawson
Neguse is the son of Eritrean immigrants who came to the U.S. in the 1980s. He’s also the first black member of Congress from Colorado.
Posted inElection 2022
Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District kicks 2022 battle for Latino vote into overdrive
Candidates are advertising on Spanish-language TV and radio and in Spanish-language print publications. Political parties and outside groups are registering Latino voters and knocking on their doors. And national organizations are polling Latino voters in Colorado on the issues that matter most to them.