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| Former Rep. Bob Beauprez wins GOP primary for Colorado governor |
| 2014-06-26 |
| [FOXNEWS] Republican voters on Tuesday opted for U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez to challenge Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in November, pinning their hopes to end a long electoral drought in Colorado on a candidate who lost his previous gubernatorial bid by 17 points. Beauprez, a buffalo rancher who grew up working on his father's dairy farm, defeated three other Republican candidates in a sleepy primary with little advertising thunder. That will change fast: Hickenlooper, who has raised nearly $3 million for his re-election bid, already has bought $1.4 million in television advertising for the weeks leading up to the general election. The victory punctuates an eight-year journey for Beauprez back to the Republican Party spotlight, and shows that despite his past defeat the GOP establishment still views him as the most formidable candidate against Hickenlooper. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Lickenpooper is a lying scumbag lefty who has managed to fool just enough Coloradans with media help and Gills Gay Gangsters bankrolling him. He is an asshole who should be driven from office. Problem is the GOP in Colorado is run by the country club bunch and manages to screw up nearly every election lately, and who will sabotage and refuse to support any candidate they don't control even if that costs them the election. Greedy stupid bastards. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-06-26 20:56 |
| #1 I remember when Hickenlooper was a bartender. Then he bought the bar with some patron/partners and began the Colorado microbrewery boom. Then he organized the renovation of lower downtown (LODO) Denver. He went on to become Mayor of Denver, then Gov. of CO. Something Pena couldn't do...Goes to show you what industry and financing can do for a lad with a thirst. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-06-26 17:42 |