DENVER — On the same week millions of Colorado voters are receiving primary ballots in the mail, progressive groups are getting involved in the Republican primary election.
On Wednesday, a super PAC called Democratic Colorado started a nearly $1 million run of ads to last through June 13 warning that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Hanks is “too conservative for Colorado” — a typical attack during a general election, but not an expected message when the conservative party is picking its nominees.
It’s a spend much larger than Hanks’ last known total war chest, and in effect, boosts his profile in the state, supporters of the other Republican candidate, Joe O’Dea, say.
