Media coverage of CO political races in The Denver Post


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Budget & Economy     Doug Robinson: Problems should be fixed by spending less, not raising taxes.     Andrew Romanoff: Targeted investments good, but crazy to go deeper in debt.

Civil Rights     Victor Mitchell: Voted against Trump due to misogyny concerns.     Ken Buck: Won't compare gays to alcoholics again; better candidate now.     Bill Ritter: Prohibit discrimination on basis of religion & LGBTQ.     Alice Madden: Prohibit discrimination on basis of religion & LGBTQ.     Am Stephens: No special anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ.     Andrew Romanoff: Prohibit discrimination on basis of religion & LGBTQ.     Victor Mitchell: No special anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ.

Corporations     Clarence Thomas: Upheld "double windfall": plain text of tax law permits it.

Crime     George Brauchler: Death penalty is legitimate rule of law.     Bob Beauprez: Require public notice when releasing violent prison inmates.     Ken Buck: Fired for refusing to prosecute an unethical case.

Drugs     Mike Johnston: Focus on treatment for addiction, not criminalization.     Doug Robinson: Opposes recreational marijuana.     George Brauchler: Opposed marijuana legalization; but keep the feds out.     Darryl Glenn: Feds should leave marijuana law to states, including banking.     Darryl Glenn: Congress should leave opioid law to states.     Jon Keyser: Feds should let marijuana businesses use normal banking.     Jon Keyser: Focus on awareness and treatment for opioid addiction.     John Hickenlooper: Voters were "reckless" to legalize retail marijuana.     Ken Salazar: Opposed 2000 initiative for medical use of marijuana.

Education     Ellen Burnes: Grads struggling with student debt deserve better.     Victor Mitchell: Don't boost No education spending via tax increases.     Victor Mitchell: Lower the cost of college.     Mike Johnston: Weaken tenure protections; strengthen teacher evaluations.     Bob Beauprez: Our common-sense electorate defeated Amendment 66.

Energy & Oil     John Hickenlooper: Climate change a threat, green energy means new jobs.     Ken Salazar: Opposed Colorado initiative increasing drilling setbacks.     Mark Udall: We're prepared to put a price on carbon.

Government Reform     Walker Stapleton: Great Colorado Payback: find lost bank accounts.     Owen Hill: Stick to the enumerated powers our founding fathers gave us.     John Hickenlooper: Implement same-day voter registration and mail-in voting.

Gun Control     Victor Mitchell: 100% record with NRA, but I don't believe in bazookas.     Jared Polis: Banning weapons violates the Second Amendment.

Health Care     Doug Robinson: Wants congress and Trump to repeal ObamaCare.     George Brauchler: Charge co-pays to low-income residents on Medicaid.     Victor Mitchell: Promote patient-centered health care.     Neil Gorsuch: Wrote book on Assisted Suicide, and opposes it.     Darryl Glenn: ObamaCare has made health insurance much more expensive.     Cory Gardner: Ebola: immediate ban on all travel from West African.     Amy Stephens: AmyCare was lesser of 2 evils to exempt state from ObamaCare.     Cory Gardner: ObamaCare has led to 335,000 cancellations in Colorado.     Ken Buck: ObamaCare lets identity thieves see our personal health data.

Homeland Security     Jon Keyser: Keep United States Northern Command in Colorado.     Darryl Glenn: Strengthen our nation's security & international defense.     Mark Udall: Reform the NSA; stop gathering millions of phone records.

Immigration     Cory Gardner: Opposed 2013 bipartisan bill; later co-wrote DACA bill.     Mike Johnston: Protect immigrants living in the country illegally.     Bob Beauprez: 2007: Cleanse out illegals; 2014: no need to send them home.     Cory Gardner: I support the DREAM Act & some form of legalized work status.

Local Issues     Tom Tancredo: Lure RNC to bring the 2016 convention to Denver.

Principles & Values     Ken Buck: OpEd: Pressured party official to falsify election results.     Mike Johnston: Reached out to local church after S.C. shootings.     Darryl Glenn: Calls himself a "Christian constitutional conservative".     Randy Baumgardner: Skipped GOP primary debate sponsored by Denver Post.     Tom Tancredo: Won't debate in GOP primaries; will debate Dems.     John Roberts: Public service history precludes �stealth candidate� label.     John McCain: Denounces �Swift Boat Vets� ads as dishonest.     Ralph Nader: Margin of votes is less than margin of error: Toss a coin.

Social Security     Darryl Glenn: Raise retirement age for those aged under 55 now.     Jon Keyser: For next generation, use free market reforms.     Andrew Romanoff: Optional personal retirement accounts, but no privatization.     Michael Bennet: Optional personal retirement accounts ARE privatization.     Andrew Romanoff: Raise cap on income subject to Social Security tax.

Tax Reform     George Brauchler: Use existing funds rather than raising taxes.     George Brauchler: Oppose sales tax hike to raise $3.5B for road projects.     Victor Mitchell: No tax increases, not even to boost education spending.

Technology     Bob Beauprez: 10-hour traffic jams are not drivers' fault, as CDOT says.

War & Peace     Jon Keyser: Iranian regime is evil, and cannot be trusted.     Ken Buck: Get out of the nation-building business in Afghanistan.

Welfare & Poverty     Bob Beauprez: 2010: 47% of people happy to let others pay the bill.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alice Madden Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Colorado Am Stephens Amy Stephens Republican Challenger (withdrawn) Colorado Andrew Romanoff Democratic 2020 Challenger Colorado Bill Ritter Colorado Former Democratic Governor (2006-2010) Bob Beauprez Colorado Republican Gubernatorial Challenger Clarence Thomas Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Cory Gardner Republican Senator Colorado Darryl Glenn Republican Senate candidate Colorado Doug Robinson Colorado Republican candidate for Governor Ellen Burnes Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Colorado George Brauchler Colorado Republican candidate for Governor Jared Polis Colorado Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Colorado Democratic Colorado Governor John McCain Republican John Roberts Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Jon Keyser Republican Senate candidate Colorado Ken Buck Republican Challenger (withdrawn) Colorado Ken Salazar Ambassador to Mexico Mark Udall Democratic Sr Senator; previously Representative Colorado Michael Bennet Colorado Democratic candidate for President; Colorado Senator Mike Johnston Colorado Democratic candidate for Governor Neil Gorsuch Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Owen Hill Republican Senate Challenger Colorado Ralph Nader Green Randy Baumgardner Republican Challenger Colorado Ron Hanks Republican Challenger for Senate Colorado Tom Tancredo Colorado Republican Gubernatorial Challenger (withdrew) Victor Mitchell Colorado Republican candidate for Colorado Governor Walker Stapleton Colorado Republican candidate for governor of Colorado