Phil Weiser Wins Governor

The polls opened at 7 a.m., beginning the final stretch of the race for a new Colorado governor. With Gov. Jared Polis term-limited, the top candidates for the position were Democrat Phil Weiser and Republican Victor Marx. Available polling data showed Weiser, who previously served in the White House and Justice Department under Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, was favored among constituents over Marx, a Marine Corps veteran and Christian minister. Many students at the University of Northern Colorado had strong opinions about the governor race. “I disagree strongly with the core Conservative policies that are being passed and kind of pushed through these days, so I’m just voting for someone who at least claims to be against that,” student Katie Hartmann said. The “at least claims to be” reveals a noticeable, shared feeling among left-leaning voters: disillusionment or a lack of real trust in Democratic candidates.

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