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Nov 4, 2022 • 30min

What we’re watching for on Election Day

The big day is almost here and our team looks at where the campaigns, the polling and the voters stand, as things come down to the wire.
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Oct 28, 2022 • 32min

What keeps our elections safe?

Colorado's election system has all sorts of checks built in to prevent fraud and subversion, but much of it happens out of public view. We go through some of the biggest security measures -- and some of the biggest conspiracy theories still circulating.
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Oct 22, 2022 • 32min

All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few weird ones from history)

There are 11 statewide measures on the ballot this year, and we're here to give you the key points on each of them. Oh, and Andy plays stump-the-hosts with 140 years of initiative history.
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Oct 14, 2022 • 30min

Housing on your ballot

Coloradans are increasingly naming housing as a top issue, and it's one that will appear on ballots this fall in a couple of ways.
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Sep 29, 2022 • 22min

Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 races

One in six Colorado voters is Latino, a fact the campaigns are very, very aware of. But are candidates and parties forging meaningful connections, or just falling back on transactional habits?
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Sep 15, 2022 • 28min

Moderates in the Midterm

Senate candidate Joe O'Dea is getting national attention for his views on abortion, Trump and other issues that set him apart from many in his party. But will his positions be enough to win over the moderate voters so crucial to winning Colorado's elections?
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Jun 30, 2022 • 23min

What did we learn from the primary?

Colorado's Republican establishment is celebrating a night of victories that they believe will give them a leg up on the general election, and could even be a turning point for their party.
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Jun 25, 2022 • 22min

Unaffiliated Voters — the big question mark

the primary approaches, one big question is what influence an influx of unaffiliated voters might have on the GOP selection contests.
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Jun 17, 2022 • 32min

The GOP Divide

The party is torn between its grassroots, with their concerns about the 2020 election and their hunger for a more combative tone from lawmakers, and its more traditional voters, who […]
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May 14, 2022 • 33min

What lawmakers did with their time

Over the past 120 days, lawmakers have argued over justice reform, housing, behavioral health and so much more -- we'll wrap up everything they did -- and didn't -- get done.

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