Colorado governor candidates near the finish line as ballots come due Nov. 3

By Ernest Luning | The Denver Gazette

Colorado’s leading gubernatorial candidates agree that the state needs to move in a different direction, but Democrat Phil Weiser, Republican Victor Marx and unaffiliated candidate Greg Lopez offer sharply different answers to fixing what ails the state.

With less than two weeks before ballots are due, the field of candidates vying to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has been crisscrossing the state to make their closing arguments amid a final push to turn out voters.

All three peg affordability — underlined by the lack of available housing — as a pressing issue they’d tackle, as well as worries about public safety and potentially burdensome regulations that prevent businesses from thriving in a state once ranked as among the best in that category.

Their backgrounds and approaches vary widely, however.

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