A multimillion-dollar gambit by Democrats to prop up GOP primary candidates in Colorado perceived as vulnerable in the general election flopped Tuesday night.
Democratic groups backed three key Republican candidates who were viewed as more extreme than their more centrist opponents. However, the strategy failed, costing Democrats millions as all three lost their primary races to contenders perceived as being more viable in the general election, delivering a blow to a test case for the spoiler strategy aimed at stifling an expected red wave. The three losses occurred in races for Senate, governor, and the 8th Congressional District.
In the race for Senate, Democrats spent at least $4 million on mailers, advertisements, and other communications to voters backing Hanks, who was vying for the Republican nod to unseat three-term incumbent Bennet in the Senate. Hanks has argued there was enough"evidence of fraud in multiple states" to support claims that President Joe Biden was not fairly elected.
O’Dea triumphed over Hanks Tuesday night, 54.5% to 45.5%. O’Dea has maintained that Biden was legitimately elected president and has taken comparatively centrist positions on policy areas such as abortion.
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