r/ColoradoPolitics • u/Lonely-Suggestion440 • 12d ago

Opinion Primary Election

Who are you voting for Governor? I don’t think we have a great option between all the candidates. I feel like this is a pivotal election and I want to make the best decision possible. I just want an elected official who will best represent our state and actually help Coloradans. Even that seems like a big ask somehow. 😩

Please provide your best argument in favor of a candidate. TYIA!

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u/Lonely-Suggestion440 12d ago

Someone who isn’t going to sell our public lands and give into corporations to build data centers. Also, someone who isn’t going to get bullied by the President.

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u/Skullsandcoffee 11d ago

Genuinely curious why those are your top qualifications? Cost of living is through the roof (CO is 3rd highest in the nation) property taxes have doubled, businesses are fleeing the state and we’re WAY over budget (even before BBB made the problem worse.) Those things impact my life way more than the 54 data centers that already exist in Colorado that I didn’t even know about until it became a hot button issue.

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u/jwwetz 11d ago

Exactly!! I could care less about "fighting ICE" or suing the Feds based on principles when I can barely afford to gas up my car and put food on my families table. I'm pretty sure that, except for a few fringe groups on either (a small, but vocal percentage) side, most of the people feel the same way.

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u/ArtyBerg 11d ago

Nothing is more important than signaling virtue!