Three runoff elections for Denver City Council pit candidates backed by the Denver Democratic Socialists of America and the Colorado Working Families Party against more moderate candidates.
The Denver mayoral race dragged on for days as the media establishment held out hope their favored candidate, socialist Democrat Lisa Calderón, would make the runoff election.
They even had Calderón believing up until the final hours she stood a chance.
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