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Donkees

(31,452 posts) Fri Apr 27, 2018, 04:08 PM Apr 2018

Bernie Sanders endorses Democrat Joe Salazar in Colorado attorney general's race

By JESSE PAUL | jpaul@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: April 27, 2018 at 1:17 pm | UPDATED: April 27, 2018 at 1:25 pm

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State Rep. Joe Salazar won a key endorsement Friday in the Colorado attorney general’s race, announcing backing from former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

“Now more than ever we need officials who will stand up for working families and the public interest against wealthy and powerful special interests,” Sanders, an independent from Vermont, said in a statement. “Joe’s record of progressive achievements in the legislature show that’s the kind of attorney general he will be.”

Salazar was Sanders’ highest-ranking supporter in Colorado during the 2016 presidential election cycle and is running a Sanders-esque campaign to become the state’s top law enforcement official.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/27/bernie-sanders-endorses-joe-salazar/

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Bernie Sanders endorses Democrat Joe Salazar in Colorado attorney general's race (Original Post) Donkees Apr 2018 OP

Let's hope that this one works out ok BoneyardDem Apr 2018 #1

I don't get the sense that his endorsement will have that much clout... brooklynite Apr 2018 #2

I didn't correspond Bernie clout with successful endorsements. BoneyardDem Apr 2018 #3

You Mean Kiss Of Deathish? Me. Apr 2018 #5

Good for Bernie!! A key endorsement indeed!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #4

BoneyardDem

(1,202 posts)

1. Let's hope that this one works out ok

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Fri Apr 27, 2018, 04:12 PM

Apr 2018

brooklynite

(94,718 posts)

2. I don't get the sense that his endorsement will have that much clout...

Reply to BoneyardDem (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 04:42 PM

Apr 2018

With Colorado attorney general’s race lineup all but set, Democrat Phil Weiser continues to eclipse opponents in fundraising

With the roster of candidates in the 2018 Colorado attorney general’s race all but set, Democrat Phil Weiser maintained his wide fundraising lead last quarter, eclipsing all of his four in-party rivals and amassing a war chest that Republican George Brauchler — the only GOP challenger — will be hard-pressed to match.

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Among those at the bottom of the fundraising pack again was state Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, who raised some $24,000 but spent $27,536, leaving him with just under $9,000 heading into 2018. He said his campaign is people-oriented and that “I’m not selling this seat to the highest bidder.”

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/17/phil-weiser-fundraising-attorney-general-race/