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Colorado's CD-2 congressional candidate Jared Polis announced this morning that he will travel to Iraq on Monday as a member of a humanitarian mission...
Three candidates trail only a sharply contested Illinois raceThe three candidates for Colorado's hotly contested Democratic nomination in the second congressional district combined to...
Putting a little perspective into the CD-2 fundraising frenzyThe three Democratic candidates for the CD-2 nomination to Congress -- Joan Fitz-Gerald, Jared Polis and...
State Senate president wins this heat of the funding race.Joan Fitz-Gerald's campaign announced that it raised $387,598.02 during the July-to-September fundraising quarter. Fitz-Gerald, president...
State Rep. Debbie Stafford's decision this week to dump the Republicans and join up with Democrats underscores a patriarchal reality for women of the...
Early CD-2 fundraising totals: Shafroth $208,000; Polis $365,000; Fitz-Gerald to file on Monday.Fundraising in the expensive race for the Democratic nomination to represent the...
The long(ish) shot
Anybody who spends a few minutes talking with Will Shafroth will be impressed by his genial manner, his intelligence and his grasp...
Running on full
CD-2 Democratic congressional hopeful Jared Polis will probably run an aggressive campaign, challenging Fitz-Gerald's record on the issues where he feels it's...