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2018 Governor Race

As race for Colorado governor heats up, Donna Lynne loses her campaign manager and...

Two top staffers for Donna Lynne's campaign for governor have left or are on the way out amid a staffing shakeup just as the...

Campaign cash in four quick charts (with questions)

A ton of money is pouring into Colorado’s 2018 election cycle, and it’s likely to grow exponentially. Already, gubernatorial candidates spent nearly $15 million through...

Former Anadarko brass slam company for safety risks, callousness

Six former Anadarko employees have come forward on behalf of investors to describe a culture of corporate callousness that puts profits before safety. The...

Colorado’s TV political ad spending nears $6M. It will only grow until the June...

Colorado candidates and independent spending committees are pouring nearly $6 million into TV advertising, much of it focused on the governor’s race. Two multi-millionaire gubernatorial...

Trail Marker: Ad wars commence

This week saw the campaigns for governor put their chips on the table with some record-breaking fundraising totals, new ads on the airwaves, and dueling big-league...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Six

Illustration by Mike Keefe The excitement is building here at the Littwin gov rankings headquarters. You can feel it in the air, or, if you’re...

Unaffiliated voters are asking for more Democratic than GOP ballots in the Colorado primaries

For the first time, Colorado’s roughly 1.2 million unaffiliated voters will be able to cast ballots in Democratic or Republican primaries, including in this...

Trail Marker: The week that was in the Colorado governor’s race

The past week saw the Republican ballot set for the June 26 primary (though it took one candidate going to court), the announcement of...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Five

Illustration by Mike Keefe Now that the last in a seemingly endless series of GOP petition-signature SNAFUs has been resolved— the last in the governor’s...

Republican Doug Robinson is on the ballot for governor as Mitt Romney comes to...

Republican Doug Robinson will be on the ballot in his party's four-way primary for governor, following a successful legal challenge to the Secretary of...
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