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Wiretap: Majority of GOP primary voters support Trump’s Muslim ban

Donald Trump has proposed to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. Some in the Republican establishment are hoping this will be the...

CD-2 Second in Nation in Primary Fund Raising for Third Quarter

Three candidates trail only a sharply contested Illinois raceThe three candidates for Colorado's hotly contested Democratic nomination in the second congressional district combined to...

CD-2 Money Totals Offer Tactical Hints

Candidates have raised nearly $2 million cumulatively with a year still to go until the general election.The third quarter money totals in the race...

Thirty Days Hath September

Putting a little perspective into the CD-2 fundraising frenzyThe three Democratic candidates for the CD-2 nomination to Congress -- Joan Fitz-Gerald, Jared Polis and...

Fitz-Gerald raises $388,000 this quarter

State Senate president wins this heat of the funding race.Joan Fitz-Gerald's campaign announced that it raised $387,598.02 during the July-to-September fundraising quarter. Fitz-Gerald, president...

Shafroth raises $208,000; Polis, $365,000

Early CD-2 fundraising totals: Shafroth $208,000; Polis $365,000; Fitz-Gerald to file on Monday.Fundraising in the expensive race for the Democratic nomination to represent the...

CD-2 Dem Primary: Shafroth, the Best Candidate You’ve Never Heard Of

The long(ish) shot Anybody who spends a few minutes talking with Will Shafroth will be impressed by his genial manner, his intelligence and his grasp...

CD-2 Dem Primary: Polis Likely to Run Aggressive Campaign

Running on full CD-2 Democratic congressional hopeful Jared Polis will probably run an aggressive campaign, challenging Fitz-Gerald's record on the issues where he feels it's...

CD-2 Dem Primary: Fitz-Gerald Proud of Her Enemies

The front runner Joan Fitz-Gerald has a long resume in Colorado politics and Democratic party activism. She is known in the district, with a solid...

CD-2 Dem Primary: Most Expensive Ever in U.S.?

Your Vote: $183.60 If you're a Democrat in Colorado's second congressional district, you'll see the value of your primary election vote more than quadruple in...