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2018 Governor Race

Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor is a battle of the clean campaigns

When Republican Tom Tancredo jumped in the race for governor last week, he predicted it would be a bloodbath. “Rancorous, ugly, name-calling, death by...

Tom Tancredo is running for governor of Colorado. Again. Here’s what that means.

Tom Tancredo, the conservative firebrand former congressman who was a Trumpist before there was Trumpism, chose Halloween to say he’s running for governor of...

Five things we learned when Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates got on the same stage to...

Nine Republicans and Democrats hoping to become Colorado’s next governor offered contrasting views Friday of the state’s public schools to an audience of more...

WATCH: The first head-to-head debate in the Colorado governor’s race was about … crypto-currency?

This weekend in Aspen, a Democrat and Republican running for governor of Colorado faced off about crypto-currency in a debate co-moderated by the pro...

Cary Kennedy, Democrat for governor, comes out with a public option healthcare plan

Last month, when talking about how she planned to make healthcare more affordable in Colorado, Cary Kennedy, a Democrat running in a crowded primary...

Littwin: What are the chances a pro-business moderate can win a Dem gov primary...

I just read Corey Hutchins' sit-down with Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne on her decision to run for the Democratic nomination for governor. And I'm...

Donna Lynne is officially running for governor. Is the campaign Hickenlooper 2.0?

In mid-September, Colorado’s lieutenant governor, Donna Lynne, became the fifth big-name Democrat to join a sprawling race to replace her boss, term-limited Gov. John...

Four Dem governor hopefuls met voters for the first time in one place. Here’s...

BRECKENRIDGE — Against the backdrop of a ski slope as John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” played through a sound system, four top-tier Democratic candidates...

Once a Republican, Erik Underwood is running for Colorado governor as a Democrat

In August, tech-media entrepreneur Erik Underwood kicked off his campaign to run for governor as a Democrat. That was notable in part because the primary...

Jared Polis, Walker Stapleton, and Colorado’s low campaign cash limits

Two recent events that shifted the ground under Colorado’s sprawling candidate field for governor have lent scrutiny to the rules governing how money is...
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