2020 presidential race
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Bennet rips Republican ‘fiscal hypocrisy,’ talks presidential bid on ‘Meet the Press’ (VIDEO)
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Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Sunday on national TV that he believes there’s room in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary for a moderate candidate with his experience in businesses and as a school superintendent but stopped short of declaring himself a member of the rapidly growing field. “When I sit on the Senate floor, I…
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TRAIL MIX | Neck and neck near the back of the pack
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They’re both business-friendly Democrats whose Colorado-based brands are built around bemoaning partisan bickering, but their styles couldn’t be more different. Where Gov. John Hickenlooper’s middle name might as well be “quirky,” U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is anything but. Hickenlooper, 66, a one-time geologist who helped spark Colorado’s brewpub revolution, speaks in a rushed jumble, like…
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CNN asks Hick if his race, gender are wrong for 2020
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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota questions Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper about his prospects as a presidential candidate in 2020.CNN via Twitter Is Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper the wrong gender and race to run for president as a Democrat in 2020? That’s the question Alisyn Camerota had for Hick on her CNN show “New Day” Monday, as he…
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INSIGHTS | Hick gets the band back together, but is it for president?
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Gov. John Hickenlooper is dipping his toe in the presidential waters. That’s how one of his confidantes, and one of mine, put it to me when I was tipped off on a Sunday night that the next morning he would announce a political action committee, presumably with an end-game at the White House. Consistently Hickenlooper’s…
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TRAIL MIX | Is Colorado becoming the new Iowa?
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In just the last week, three potential Democratic 2020 presidential candidates have landed in Colorado, including one who lives here but spent much of the last week in other states. Get used to it. Not only is the field wide – more than 20 Democrats have either expressed interest in running or been the subject…
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New Hampshire-bound Hickenlooper: Running for president ‘would be really fun’
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For Gov. John Hickenlooper’s 12th appearance on “The Aaron Harber Show,” he talked about his two terms leading Colorado and what’s going through his unsettled mind about running for president. “I think running for it would be really fun,” Hickenlooper says on the episode that airs Sunday on KCDO-TV Channel 3 at 11 a.m. and 8…
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Hickenlooper says he’s not angling behind the scenes to run for president
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper greeted the press Tuesday morning and answered the question before anyone asked: He’s not running for president, not behind the scenes or in front of the scenes. The press continues to speculate, as the governor continues to act as if he’s laying down asphalt for a path to the White House.…
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Missouri’s Jason Kander to headline fundraiser for Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold
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Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, the president of Let America Vote and a 2016 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, will be the featured guest at a March fundraiser for Colorado secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold, her campaign announced Wednesday. Kander and Griswold, who is challenging Republican Secretary of State Wayne Williams’…
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NOONAN: What will it take to launch Hick’s presidential bid?
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Commentators on Chris Matthews’ Hard Ball gave Gov. John Hickenlooper a laughing shout out recently, referring to his possible run for POTUS. Matthews appeared doubtful, especially with Oprah Winfrey on the radar. So what would it take for Hickenlooper to move from dubious to highly likely? Gimmicky commercials won’t work. He has to pull together…
