Normalizing candidate salaries could help to equalize the political playing field, but not without caveats
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Lauren Boebert’s campaign leads the pack as Colorado congressional candidates raised $4.8M last quarter
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and candidates hoping to unseat her in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District raised more than $1.8 million last quarter. The Garfield County incumbent led the pack, pulling in almost $950,000 from April through the end of June, according to Federal Election Commission reports. State Sen. Kerry Donovan, a Vail Democrat, raised […]
Posted inElection 2020, Politics and Government
Top spenders on Colorado ballot measures all claimed victory in 2020 election, new reports show
Dark-money nonprofits, a discount tobacco company and wealthy donors fueled the costly ballot initiative contests in Colorado, and the side that spent the most won all the contested races. The most expensive ballot measure was Proposition 115, a proposed ban on abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy that voters soundly rejected, 59% to 41%, at […]
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John Hickenlooper spent $41 million to win Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, far surpassing Cory Gardner
John Hickenlooper spent $41 million to defeat Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, emerging as the top spender in the nationally important race, new campaign finance records show. Gardner spent about $27.6 million through Nov. 23 in his losing bid for a second term, according to the reports filed Thursday. The candidates’ combined fundraising more than […]
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Opinion: Damn, Dem fundraisers! Please stop the emo emails, the fake birthday cards and the bomb clocks that never run down!
Here’s the deal. I’ve already voted for Biden. I’m making calls on behalf of the Democratic party. I am worried sick about the election. All polls depress me. When I hear Trump I cringe. When I hear Biden I also cringe. Is he going to say the wrong thing? Why did he call the “Proud […]
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Hickenlooper demolishes fundraising gap with Gardner in final stretch of Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
Democrat John Hickenlooper’s three-month $22.6 million cash haul was nearly three times the $7.8 million raised by Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, who posted his best fundraising quarter ever. Hickenlooper ended the July-through-September quarter with about $7.2 million in the bank, while Gardner had $6.8 million. It was the first time the former governor held a […]
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Diane Mitsch Bush outraises GOP rival Lauren Boebert in 3rd District as Democrats pour money into the race
Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush outraised her Republican rival for the 3rd Congressional race, new finance reports show, another sign Democrats are looking for an upset. Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker, raised $2.6 million from July 1 through the end of September, according to figures filed with the Federal Elections Commission. Republican Lauren Boebert raised […]
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President Donald Trump is raising big money in Colorado, far outpacing Democrat Joe Biden
President Donald Trump is collecting the bulk of campaign donations from Colorado, but former Vice President Joe Biden began to close the gap after emerging as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Colorado residents have donated nearly $4.6 million to Trump, compared with $3.2 million to Biden, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of Federal Election Commission […]
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You’ll be seeing at least $19 million worth of John Hickenlooper and Cory Gardner on TV before Election Day
Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and former Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper are back on your TV screens just a week after Hickenlooper defeated former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in the primary. And they are going to stay there for many months to come. Both candidates began airing general election ads on Tuesday, and a […]
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It’s election day in Colorado. Here’s what to watch in the primary and what you need to know to vote.
This year, the typically ho-hum primary election is no sleeper in Colorado. A high-profile U.S. Senate race exploded with controversy, the streets erupted in demands for racial justice and political change, and nasty internal party rifts roiled down-ballot races. Tuesday’s primary is a microcosm of the huge stakes and heightened tensions of the 2020 election […]