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Hickenlooper wins Democratic primary, Baisley wins GOP nod
Key takeaways
- John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) won his Democratic primary in Colorado, Decision Desk HQ projects, besting a progressive challenger in his fight for a second term in the Senate.
- Hickenlooper on Tuesday defeated Julie Gonzales, a labor organizer and state senator who mounted a surprisingly strong challenge from the left.
- A series of progressive wins in New York and elsewhere earlier this month put a spotlight on the primary, but it wasn t enough to win the Centennial State s primary.
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John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) won his Democratic primary in Colorado, Decision Desk HQ projects, besting a progressive challenger in his fight for a second term in the Senate.
Hickenlooper on Tuesday defeated Julie Gonzales, a labor organizer and state senator who mounted a surprisingly strong challenge from the left. She blasted the incumbent as a do-nothing Dem in the US Senate who voted for ten (!) Trump cabinet nominees.
A series of progressive wins in New York and elsewhere earlier this month put a spotlight on the primary, but it wasn t enough to win the Centennial State s primary.
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