Two Republicans who baselessly suggested their losses in last month’s GOP primaries in Colorado may be due to fraud filed their second round of requests for recounts on Tuesday. Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and State Rep. Ron Hanks both echoed former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election during their own races for […]
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Two Republican primary losers in Colorado requested recounts but then did not pay for them
By Nicholas Riccardi and Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Colorado’s secretary of state’s office on Wednesday said it has told two candidates who lost their Republican primary races last month that it will not conduct a recount of those races because they failed to pay the required amount by the deadline. The office informed Mesa […]
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Littwin: In November, Colorado’s races should come down to inflation and Biden vs. Roe and Jan. 6
The most obvious take from the Colorado primaries last week is that Republicans, at least in the statewide races, rejected the Big Lie and also rejected the Big Crazies who were running in support of that lie. I mean, can we all just give Ron Hanks and Tina Peters, in particular, a hearty farewell? My […]
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Nicolais: Colorado’s unaffiliated voters flex their primary muscle to reject extremists
Colorado primaries have come and gone, and the November general election has officially begun. The state GOP avoided its nightmare scenario and Democrats have already pivoted from attempts to manipulate Republican voters into attacks on the victorious candidates. Even as the two major parties begin battering each other, the role of unaffiliated voters still deserves […]
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Why the millions of dollars Democrats spent in Colorado’s Republican primaries didn’t work
Democrats have little to show for the millions of dollars they spent over the past month on TV ads, mailers and text messages seeking to influence the outcome of Colorado’s Republican primaries for U.S. Senate, governor and in the hotly contested new 8th Congressional District. All of the more extreme GOP candidates Democrats wanted to […]
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Republican primary voters in Colorado reject slate of candidates who embraced election conspiracies
Republican primary voters in Colorado had a choice Tuesday: Elevate a slate of candidates who believe the unfounded claim that President Donald Trump was the true winner of the 2020 election or pick candidates who want the GOP to move on. For the most part, with some notable exceptions, voters selected the latter. State Rep. […]
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Littwin: In debate between Senate hopefuls Ron Hanks and Joe O’Dea, it’s hardcore vs. softcore
The headline from the Colorado Sun/CBS4 debate Monday night between Joe O’Dea and Ron Hanks was Hanks’ refusal to commit to accepting the results of next week’s GOP primary, which will choose either O’Dea or Hanks to run against incumbent U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. But, of course, Hanks wouldn’t accept the results if he loses. […]
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“The most we’ve ever seen”: Colorado primary messaging drives wave of complaints, ethical questions
Mailers, TV ads and other campaign missives are flying in Colorado as the June 28 primary nears, eliciting a wave of campaign finance complaints and raising ethical questions about some of the political maneuvering. Democrats are behind some of the ads promoting more conservative Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, Colorado governor and the 8th Congressional […]
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Highlights from The Colorado Sun/CBS4 debate between the two Republicans running for U.S. Senate
State Rep. Ron Hanks wouldn’t commit to accepting the primary election results. Denver businessman Joe O’Dea says he wouldn’t repeal Obamacare and refused to define what is an early-term and late-term abortion.
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Colorado Democrats continue to lead their 2022 Republican rivals in campaign cash
Most Republican candidates in Colorado this year are burning through their campaign cash faster than their Democratic rivals, campaign finance reports filed this week show. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, raked in nearly $2.1 million from April 1 through June 8, while his two GOP competitors brought in a fraction of that. U.S. Rep. […]