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Ritter Opens Up 17-Point Lead on Beauprez

By | 09.14.06 | 11:19 pm


A new Rocky Mountain News/CBS4 poll shows Democrat Bill Ritter with a ridiculous 17-point lead over Republican Bob Beauprez.

Fifty percent of voters surveyed said they were likely to vote for Ritter, versus 33 percent for Beauprez. Eleven percent

Editorial Pages Unkind to Beauprez

By | 08.30.06 | 9:00 am

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez has been taking a beating in the press in the past several weeks, and much of it has been his own fault. He continually sticks his foot in his mouth by contradicting prior positions…

Governors Turning Blue Nationwide

By | 08.28.06 | 4:02 pm

The latest Wall St. Journal/Zogby polling on gubernatorial races around the country is out, and there’s encouraging news for Democrats.

There are 19 states facing elections for governor in 2006, and in 12 of those states there is currently…

Ritter: Energy Policy Develops Rural Colorado

By | 08.14.06 | 3:17 pm

Bill Ritter spoke in Denver to several dozen supporters involved in one way or another in developing clean energy sources in the state this morning about his proposals for a New Energy Economy.

Ritter sees this energy policy…

Political Gamesmanship in Governor’s Race

By | 08.14.06 | 2:38 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez announced today that Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland will be his running mate and lieutenant governor nominee. Rowland was somewhat of a surprise choice, and Beauprez is touring the state today to introduce…

Pots and Kettles

By | 08.04.06 | 11:56 am

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez’s accusation that Democrat Bill Ritter is selling access to the statehouse by employing a lobbyist to handle fundraising efforts certainly seems like the pot calling the kettle back.

During his years in…

Breastfeeding Number One Issue

By | 07.27.06 | 5:42 pm

At a press event on the steps of the Capitol, surrounded by a group of mothers holding their babies, today Colorado gubernatorial candidates Republican Bob Beauprez and Democrat Bill Ritter both pledged if elected to make it their number one…

Denver Republicans Like Ritter and Hick, Doubt Beauprez

By | 07.17.06 | 1:55 pm

Bill Ritter, the Democratic Party candidate for Governor in Colorado, has a 49% favorable, 28% unfavorable rating with likely primary voters who are Republican in Denver, according to a poll by Circuli Associates, an established Denver political pollster.  Bob Beauprez,…