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Screen Time: Big bucks are behind those political TV ads in...

Republican Walker Stapleton, the current state treasurer who is running for Colorado governor, hit the cable airwaves last week and is coming to a...

Trail Marker: Stapleton on the ‘Stapleton’ name. Polis and Johnston duel...

Fundraising reports are behind them. Their ads are on the air. Now is the time when the candidates start engaging each other in person—...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Eight

Illustration by Mike Keefe The big question here this week at the Littwin gov panel headquarters is when the gloves will finally come off. Time...

As seen on TV: Super PAC spending in the Colorado governor’s...

Two Super PACs will advertise heavily on TV in support of Democratic candidates for governor Cary Kennedy and Mike Johnston in the month before...

Trail Marker: Speed dating and money-raking in the Colorado governor’s race

This week found the candidates reveling— or not— in their new fundraising numbers, which became public. Meanwhile, one gubernatorial hopeful went through a campaign...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Seven

Illustration by Mike Keefe In Week 7 of the Littwin Gov Rankings, our all-star panel follows the money, which happens to be the oldest cliché...

As race for Colorado governor heats up, Donna Lynne loses her...

Two top staffers for Donna Lynne's campaign for governor have left or are on the way out amid a staffing shakeup just as the...

Campaign cash in four quick charts (with questions)

A ton of money is pouring into Colorado’s 2018 election cycle, and it’s likely to grow exponentially. Already, gubernatorial candidates spent nearly $15 million through...

Colorado’s TV political ad spending nears $6M. It will only grow...

Colorado candidates and independent spending committees are pouring nearly $6 million into TV advertising, much of it focused on the governor’s race. Two multi-millionaire gubernatorial...

Trail Marker: Ad wars commence

This week saw the campaigns for governor put their chips on the table with some record-breaking fundraising totals, new ads on the airwaves, and dueling big-league...