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Political Ad Watch

Steyer ad attacks Gardner for bad votes on environment, of course

  ENVIRONMENTAL politics group NextGen Climate Colorado, bankrolled by billionaire Tom Steyer, launched an ad today attacking Colorado Republican U.S. Senate candidate Cory Gardner. It...

Udall Jamestown flood ad: The last of the non-attack ads?

The Jamestown ad is a non-attack campaign ad, sure to become the rarest of media species as the days wind down toward November.

Conservative group targets Colorado Dems with new Obamacare ads

The group's latest ads focus on Obamacare in leveling attacks at Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Mark Udall and three Democrats running for the state Senate.

House GOP posts fake ‘Aurora Update’ news site to attack Romanoff

The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched more fake websites, this time fake news sites meant to attract readers in swing districts and present them with attack pieces.

In latest ad, Gardner turns back to Obamacare

Yes: lots of individual market plans had to be canceled and reworked for not meeting the minimum standards set by the new law. Also yes: lots of Coloradans finally got health coverage as a result of the law.

Littwin: The dreadfully consistent anti-Obamacare industry

  IT has been a while, but the good times are officially back. There's another anti-Obamacare ad on a TV screen near you, this time...

Gardner and Udall have raised and spent millions, but the real money is independent

In what's shaping up to be one of the most influential congressional races in the nation, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall raised $1.74 million during April and May and spent just over $2 million. His Republican challenger, Rep. Cory Gardner, raised just over $1.5 million and spent roughly $600,000.

Mucho dinero pours into swing-state Colorado for TV ads

  OF the millions of dollars candidates, party committees and outside groups have spent on TV air time in Colorado, not one dime has been...

Oil-and-gas group failed to file finance reports in Loveland fracking election

“If the group accepted donations and made direct appeals to voters to support or oppose the initiative, then they fall under the requirements of the city charter and should have filed reports with the city."

Udall website tracks Gardner’s continuing support for personhood

The site asks "Is Cory Gardner still sponsoring personhood?" It's a straightforward question but it's one that's shot-through with schadenfreude.
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