Opinion | 'Over the past six years, a deep blue high tide has rolled in for reasons that will continue to challenge the GOP.'
Republican candidate for Colorado 7th congressional district Erik Aadland, surrounded by family and supporters, gives his concession speech during the GOP watch party at the DoubleTree Hilton DTC on November 9, 2022 in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Incumbent Democratic state Sen. Brittany Pettersen defeated Aadland in the race for the Colorado’s 7th congressional district.November 10, 2022 at 11:44 a.m.
Democrats and unaffiliated voters enjoy a strong majority statewide. Even in conservative-leaning El Paso, Mesa, and Douglas counties, there are more unaffiliated voters than Republican voters. These numbers alone give Democrats a significant advantage. Although gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl is no election denier, her efforts to mollify those voters likely cost her; Republican candidates for other statewide races performed better by three or four percentage points. In the end, only Republicans who had distanced themselves overtime from Trump in safe congressional districts kept their heads above water.
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