In the next six weeks, key distinctions are likely to emerge between the well-funded candidates -- as will new endorsements, consolidated coalitions and fine-tuned campaign messages
after previously endorsing state Rep. Leslie Herod, one of the progressives, in the first round.
“I definitely want to make sure the interests that are important to my supporters are referenced and addressed by the candidates,” said Tafoya, an environmental justice activist. He expressed hope that others, including Calderón, would not pass up a “huge opportunity to really leverage policy” by negotiating an endorsement.
Johnston, 48, has the momentum of finishing first. He’s run an energetic campaign animated by the vision of making Denver the country’s best city, drawing on nearly eight years of legislative experience and work spearheading initiatives such as Proposition 123, a state affordable housing funding mandate that Colorado voters approved last fall. He’s also leaned on ties he built within the city’s Black community as a legislator representing northeast neighborhoods.
Michael Dino, a longtime Democratic strategist, sees a thematic alignment in the endorsements from Peña, who served from 1983 to 1991, and his successor, Webb, who served through 2003. And for Brough, it means more attention to the positions taken by the Chamber of Commerce while she led it. Some were pro-business stands that she says didn’t reflect her personal opinions, including against paid family leave, while in other cases, she pushed the chamber to support gay rights and other liberal-leaning causes.
His counterpart in Brough’s campaign agrees that Johnston started the runoff in a stronger position — though it has much to do with Johnston having twice as much outside spending backing him, including from several donors who have written six-figure checks.
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