CO Attorney General Megathread

[Bidenworth2020]

no one made it so...

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looking for info currently

[KingSweden]

Is Coffman for sure running again?

[Bidenworth2020]

looking like it

my current prediction is something like co-sen 2014

[Bidenworth2020]

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/25/colorado-attorney-general-2018-race/

got some stuff about the candidates-good article

[windjammer]

Is Coffman for sure running again?

She's considering running for governor.

My best guess is that she will seek reelection and lose. It's going to be a bloodbath for CO republicans.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'd love to see Salazar emerge as the nominee but I'm pretty sure the primary will be won by some dullard like Weiser.

And yeah, I imagine that whoever gets the Dem. nod defeats Coffman fairly comfortably. Colorado in 2018 is going to be a bloodbath for Republicans.

Weiser is hands-down the best candidate in the race, so hopefully he'll be the nominee.  Plus Salazar has made some problematic comments about rape that – while just awkwardly worded in-context – could easily be twisted in an out-of-context attack ad to make him sound like he was saying women don't know when they're being raped.

[KingSweden]

I'd love to see Salazar emerge as the nominee but I'm pretty sure the primary will be won by some dullard like Weiser.

And yeah, I imagine that whoever gets the Dem. nod defeats Coffman fairly comfortably. Colorado in 2018 is going to be a bloodbath for Republicans.

Weiser is hands-down the best candidate in the race, so hopefully he'll be the nominee.  Plus Salazar has made some problematic comments about rape that – while just awkwardly worded in-context – could easily be twisted in an out-of-context attack ad to make him sound like he was saying women don't know when they're being raped.

Talking about rape and not sounding like an idiot is tough for most politicians, for some reason, even well meaning ones

[henster]

Think Dems should focus on open AG races like NV/MI, defeating a sitting AG is difficult only if they botched a case or something.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'd love to see Salazar emerge as the nominee but I'm pretty sure the primary will be won by some dullard like Weiser.

And yeah, I imagine that whoever gets the Dem. nod defeats Coffman fairly comfortably. Colorado in 2018 is going to be a bloodbath for Republicans.

Weiser is hands-down the best candidate in the race, so hopefully he'll be the nominee.  Plus Salazar has made some problematic comments about rape that – while just awkwardly worded in-context – could easily be twisted in an out-of-context attack ad to make him sound like he was saying women don't know when they're being raped.

Talking about rape and not sounding like an idiot is tough for most politicians, for some reason, even well meaning ones

Yes, and don't get me wrong, I do think Salazar meant well.  Even so, against a female candidate in an AG race, it'd sink him.  On the other hand, Weiser's a solid candidate who'd probably narrowly beat Coffman.

[Kingpoleon]

Joe García seems like he would be a solid candidate. I can't see him or Bill Ritter stepping down like that, though.

[MT Treasurer]

I think Coffman loses by 2-3 points. She'll do better than the GOP nominee for governor, though.

[Skill and Chance]

I think Coffman loses by 2-3 points. She'll do better than the GOP nominee for governor, though.

Yes, I'm expecting CO to move off of the swing state map over the next few years, probably as fast a VA does.

[Young Conservative]

Both Coffman's will win.