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  "description": "The longtime attorney general won on his strong opposition to President Trump’s policies\n",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, July 2, 2026 — A telecom expert has become the surprise Democratic candidate for Colorado governor.\n\nColorado Attorney General**Phil Weiser** won the state’s Democratic primary for governor on June 30, defeating U.S. Sen. **Michael Bennet** in an upset, according to election results reported by Associated Press.\n\nLearn about America250 / Telecom150\n\n\n                            Learn about America250 / Telecom150\n                        \n\nThis likely clears Weiser’s path to the governor’s office. Colorado has elected a Democrat for governor every cycle for the past 20 years. \n\nBoth candidates ran on similar platforms, with Weiser touting the more than 65 lawsuits he filed against President **Donald Trump** during his first and second administrations. Weiser successfully cast Bennet as a Washington insider who had insufficiently opposed Trump during Bennet’s time in the Senate.\n\nBennet had represented Colorado in the Senate since 2009, after the resignation of former Democratic Sen. **Ken Salazar,** who became Interior Secretary under President Obama.\n\nWeiser will face the winner of the Republican primary, either state senator **Barb Kirkmeyer** or pastor and Marine Corps veteran **Victor Marx**. The GOP primary election was held on July 1 in a race still too close to call.\n\nWeiser and **Jonathan Nuechterlein** are the co-authors of “Digital Crossroads: Telecommunications Law and Policy in the Internet Age” published in 2005 by MIT Press.",
  "title": "Telecom Law Expert Weiser Wins Democratic Governor Primary in Colorado",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-22T21:48:15.431Z"
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