President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%↑
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(R) Jeff Hurd
(D) Adam Frisch
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
52%↑
48%↓
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
June 06, 2018 12:35 PM UTC
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Back in January, the Phil Anschutz-owned Colorado Springs Gazette’s editorial board
Good to know that Stapleton's stumbling campaign has not alienated the Anschutz wing of the state Republican Party.
Yes indeed. No amount of buffoonish incompetence will dissuade ol' Phil from supporting a candidate who'd make a useful toady if elected.
Related question: if Polis wins the Dem nomination, will Kennedy's die-hards go off and sulk like many of the Bernie voters did in '16?
I think the reverse is more likely to happen, CHB.
CHB, nobody is going to "go off and sulk". The stakes are too high. That was the point of the "clean campaign pledge". The "Teachers for Kennedy (TFK)" broke that pledge on Kennedy's behalf, whether or not she herself muddied her hands.
People are voting right now across Colorado. In my opinion, the TFK negative ads did far more harm than good, and will generate a negative backlash. Kennedy used to come across as more positive and energetic and relateable, until her allies put out these ads. Now, she has blown that "personality" advantage.
There never was much daylight between the top candidates, on public charter schools, TABOR, or much else except relative friendliness to oil and gas vs cannabis industries. (Kennedy is friendlier to oil and gas; Polis is friendlier to cannabis).
Polis is actually closer to your position, CHB, on public lands and conservation. Kennedy is more experienced with finances and budgets; Polis is more experienced with legislating and creating public – private partnerships.
So we'll see how it all shakes out, come June 26.
Factually – Did "Bernie folks go off and sulk" after the primary? Hardly. Sanders' "Our Revolution" recruited, supported, and funded hundreds of progressive candidates for public office. About half of them won their primaries. All of them pushed the window of policy debate to the left, opening possibilities that had been off the table before. We have more women running than ever before, more LGBTQ, more people of color. Enthusiasm for these strong and principled candidates is what will bring the young people and "Bernie voters" back to vote in the midterms.