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A growing number of prominent Republicans are endorsing Democrats in 2026

In 2010, Ken Buck rode the tea party wave to win Colorado’s Republican Senate nomination but proved too conservative for the state’s general-election voters.

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A growing number of prominent Republicans are endorsing Democrats in 2026 – KnowGov