Author: By Ernest luning ColoradoPolitics.com
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Hickenlooper frowns at Polis ads attacking Kennedy, says one hits ‘below the belt’
Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday he’s disappointed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis and his supporters are running ads attacking Cary Kennedy, one of Polis’ primary rivals. The term-limited Democrat, who famously took a shower with his clothes on in a campaign ad decrying negative campaign ads, said he was particularly bothered that Bold Colorado, a…
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Democrats slinging mud in race for Colorado governor
It should come as no surprise that sparks are finally flying in the Democratic gubernatorial primary after the candidates finally landed on one of the state party’s most charged third rails – education reform. After a more than a full year of polite and relatively friendly campaigning, and four weeks before ballots are due in,…
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Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne submits gubernatorial petitions, Noel Ginsburg drops out
Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot got a step closer to crowded Monday as Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne turned in nominating petitions to the secretary of state’s office, one day before the deadline. Her campaign delivered petitions with almost 25,000 signatures, a spokesman said – more than twice the number required to make the ballot. Lynne…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy wins gubernatorial preference poll at Colorado caucuses
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy scored a win at Colorado’s precinct caucuses Tuesday night, receiving exactly 50 percent of the vote in a preference poll conducted to kick off a multistep process to qualify for the June primary ballot. With 96.3 percent of precincts reporting, the former state treasurer prevailed over U.S. Rep. Jared Polis,…