campaign finance
Colorado's "Hook and Squeeze"
Colorado Democrats have been using unsustainable fundraising tactics that threaten to burn out donors and increase cynicism.
campaign finance
2026 election
Gubernatorial primary update: Q1 2026
This post will provide an update based on the latest campaign finance disclosure filings for the major candidates for the race for governor in Colorado. Others have covered the total amounts raised by each candidate. My analysis will center on what we might be able to learn from the past
campaign finance
Donor networks in Colorado
In the last pair of posts, I’ve looked at the donor coalitions of the Democratic and Republican candidates for the 2026 gubernatorial race in Colorado. Of course, there are more races in 2026 than just the contest at the top of the ballot. In this post, I'll
campaign finance
The invisible primary in Colorado: Republican governor
In my last post, I analyzed the patterns of campaign contributions to the leading Democratic candidates for governor in Colorado. This time, we'll look at the Republicans. For more on the invisible primary, see the discussion in that post. The 2026 Republican candidates The frontrunners for the Republican
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The invisible primary in Colorado: Democratic governor
The first votes to decide the nominations in the 2026 gubernatorial election in Colorado won’t be cast for nearly five months, but the likely candidates have been busy for months already securing endorsements and campaign donations for their races for the governor’s mansion. This is sometimes called the