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In Colorado, poll finds Biden’s lead over Trump half of 2020 margin
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In Colorado, poll finds Biden’s lead over Trump half of 2020 margin

What a difference four years can make. In 2020, Joe Biden’s route to the White House included a cruise control victory of 13.5 percentage points in Colorado over President Donald Trump. Although Biden still has a firm grasp on the state, an Emerson College poll released Friday and conducted from Jan. 23-28 finds Biden’s projected margin of victory has shrunk to 6% in the Centennial State. Colorado holds 10 Electoral College votes and 270 are needed to win the Presidency. In the Emerson College poll, which included polling of four states in the presumed general election field of Trump vs. Biden, 76% would vote for one of the two candidates, 13% choosing “someone else” and 11% remaining undecided. “Both Biden and Trump are experiencing lower levels of support compared to 2020,...
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Unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in Colorado’s GOP primaries this year, federal judge rules
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Unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in Colorado’s GOP primaries this year, federal judge rules

By Sandra Fish | The Colorado Sun Unaffiliated voters – who make up the largest share of the Colorado's electorate – will still be allowed to participate in the state’s Republican primaries after a federal judge Friday rejected the Colorado GOP’s latest attempt to exclude them. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer found the GOP failed to prove that Colorado’s law allowing unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in partisan primaries violates Republicans’ constitutional rights. He also wrote that the party “presented no evidence suggesting that Colorado’s semi-open primary system causes candidates to moderate or change their policy stances on specific issues.”  The decision may be appealed, though it’s not clear there’s enough time for an appeal to be settled before t...
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Neighbors of a Colorado CD3 candidate filed for a protective order in 2021
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Neighbors of a Colorado CD3 candidate filed for a protective order in 2021

By The Lobby | The Lobby Neighbors of Republican candidate Russ Andrews, who is running for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, filed for a protection order against him in 2021, according to court documents. The initial motion for a civil protection order stated that the complainants had endured ongoing noise issues from Andrews, including frequent cursing, yelling, and screaming. The neighbors had previously reported these incidents to their homeowners association. Tensions between Andrews and his neighbors reached a breaking point on October 7, 2021, when a verbal altercation prompted the neighbors to contact authorities. Court documents reveal that the protection order was sought after Andrews allegedly made threatening remarks towards his neighbors, causing them to fea...
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Don’t expect re-run of 2016 to stop Trump’s nomination, RNC party leaders say
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Don’t expect re-run of 2016 to stop Trump’s nomination, RNC party leaders say

By Rachel Schilke | Colorado Springs Gazette Republican Party leaders will not allow history to repeat of a showdown at the Republican National Convention to prevent former President Donald Trump from becoming the party's nominee. The party experienced a last-ditch effort from a group of delegates in 2016 trying to prevent Trump from being selected for the Republican presidential nomination. However, party members are not expecting any outbursts from delegates at this year's convention, held July 15-18. “It didn’t happen then, and it’s not going to happen now,” David Bossie, a Trump ally and RNC member from Maryland, told NBC News. “There is no one who is going to attempt to do that. ... There’s none of that conversation that has happen...
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Congressman: Why help Biden on border? Low approval will lead to ‘hogwash’ border plan
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Congressman: Why help Biden on border? Low approval will lead to ‘hogwash’ border plan

By Brady Knox | Colorado Springs Gazette Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) argued that Republicans shouldn't reach a deal with President Joe Biden on the border, claiming he's only using the deal to improve his own political position. Speaking with CNN, Nehls argued that Biden is only showing concern for the border due to his low approval numbers. “Do you believe if Joe Biden's approval rate was at 53%, we would even be talking about the border?" he asked CNN's Manu Raju. "We wouldn’t be talking about the southern border. But he has to do something because he's hemorrhaging, he's bleeding. … So what he's going to try to do is try to come up with some border security plan, bipartisan through the Senate that is nothing but hogwash.” READ THE FULL STORY AT GAZET...
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Rep. Lynch: ‘I’m sorry and embarassed’
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Rep. Lynch: ‘I’m sorry and embarassed’

By Marianne Goodland | COLORADO POLITICS "I'm sorry." Rep. Mike Lynch of Wellington, the former minority leader of the state House, did not offer an apology to his colleagues or his constituents when he announced on Jan. 23 he would step down as minority leader. He had faced pressure from some Republicans to resign his post following his DUI arrest in 2022. But, on Thursday, Lynch unequivocally made an apology. "I'm sorry and embarrassed" to the core, Lynch told Colorado Politics. "As a body we fight to have a good impression and I'm very sorry I put a stain on that." READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADOPOLITICS.COM
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Define the term carpetbagger: Rep. Mike Lynch Challenges Lauren Boebert on ‘Seat Shopping’
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Define the term carpetbagger: Rep. Mike Lynch Challenges Lauren Boebert on ‘Seat Shopping’

By The Lobby Rep. Mike Lynch's direct questioning of Rep. Lauren Boebert during a recent Republican primary debate continues to draw national attention and spark discussions about Boebert's ‘seat shopping’ controversy. Lynch's no-nonsense approach has garnered support from voters, who see it as a testament to his straight talk nature. On the crowded debate stage in Fort Lupton, Lynch posed a pointed question to Boebert, asking her to define the term "carpetbagger." The audience reacted with gasps and murmurs, highlighting the significance of the question in the race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District seat. Rep. Mike Lynch didn't sugarcoat the question to Rep. Lauren Boebert, “Could you give the definition of ‘carpetbagger?'" Boebert claimed that leaving her old di...
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While Boebert’s fundraising has slowed, she still holds big cash lead in new district
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While Boebert’s fundraising has slowed, she still holds big cash lead in new district

By Sandra Fish | The Colorado Sun Lauren Boebert started the year with a large campaign cash advantage over her Republican primary opponents in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, even as the congresswoman’s fundraising slowed in the last three months of 2023, according to federal campaign finance reports filed Wednesday. Some of Boebert’s opponents in the 4th District, which includes the Eastern Plains and sweeps into Loveland and Douglas County, received financial help from big-name GOP donors, while others injected money into their own campaigns.  The reports, covering federal campaign fundraising and spending from Oct. 1 through the end of the year, are the first filed since U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican who represents the 4th District, announced in November...
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Colorado Forward Party is state’s newest minor political party
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Colorado Forward Party is state’s newest minor political party

By Thelma Grimes [email protected] The Secretary of State announced Tuesday that the Colorado Forward Party has attained enough registered voters to be recognized as a minor political party in the state. In a statement announcing the designation, the Forward Party said the “vital milestone” caps a year-long effort by a team of volunteers. The minor party status allows the Forward Party to provide ballot access and other support to candidates aligned with its values. READ FULL ARTICLE ON COLORADOPOLITICS.COM
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Fewer Republicans that Gays, According to Colorado House Democrat
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Fewer Republicans that Gays, According to Colorado House Democrat

By the Lobby Recent claims by outspoken queer Colorado legislator Rep. Leslie Herod that, “there are more young people today who identify as LBGTQ than they do Republican,” have raised more than just a few eyebrows. Herod’s use of squish facts have been called into question in the past, especially during debate of the poorly conceived police accountability bill. The passage of SB20-217 resulted in a spike in crime, drug use and physical assault. But Rep. Herod’s recent unfounded claim that there are more LGBTQ+ young people than Republicans is far more than just rhetoric it reflects a narrow perspective rather than an accurate representation of the state's demographics. READ FULL ARTICLE ON THELOBBY-CO.COM
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