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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: Kamaji on June 29, 2022, 12:31:11 pm
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Democrats strike out as trio of preferred candidates in Colorado GOP races lose
By Mark Moore and David Propper
June 29, 2022
The Democrats’ unorthodox strategy of pushing conservative and far-right Republican primary candidates in Colorado in order to face potentially weaker opponents in November fell flat on Tuesday.
Three GOP candidates who were boosted by funding from Democratic campaign groups all lost their races in The Rocky Mountain State, which is serving as a testing ground for the Democrats’ move to favor candidates that they believe would repulse moderate or independent voters and stem forecasted losses for the party in the midterm elections.
Rep. Ron Hanks lost the GOP Senate primary to moderate Colorado businessman Joe O’Dea. Former state Rep. Lori Saine lost to Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in the state’s new 8th Congressional district. And Greg Lopez was defeated by businesswoman Heidi Ganahl in the GOP gubernatorial primary.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2022/06/29/democrats-strike-out-as-trio-of-preferred-candidates-in-colorado-gop-races-lose/
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Dems' strategy was to boost R candidates they though were unelectable? If Dems thought they were unelectable, why did Dems think they could win their respective primaries?
In semi-related new, Rep. Lauren Boebert beat her "moderate" opponent. Is getting 2/3 of the vote a fairly solid win? :silly:
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On the brightside, Democratic campaigns are wasting money they'll need for the general election, making them more vulnerable.