{"id":490936,"date":"2026-06-16T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/?p=490936"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:08:52","slug":"watch-colorado-governor-democratic-candidate-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/16\/watch-colorado-governor-democratic-candidate-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Democratic candidate forum for Colorado governor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBl4YcwdpBw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Colorado Sun elections editor Jesse Paul asked gubernatorial Democratic candidates questions ahead of the June 30 Primary Election. 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