Sharp elbows, dark money: Is this new normal for Colorado Springs city elections?

Mar

Jakob Rodgers, Billie Stanton Anleu (Colorado Springs Gazette)- Dark money, high-dollar campaigns and sharp-elbow politicking are playing an unusually big role in this year’s contests for the City Council, longtime political observers say.

The veiled donations and rough-and-tumble tactics in a few races highlight the stakes in an election that could reshape the priorities of the city’s legislative body.

Six of the council’s nine seats are in play. So come April 4, the City Council could be stacked with candidates more willing to follow the lead of strong Mayor John Suthers.

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