Democrat John Hickenlooper has defeated Republican Cory Gardner in the Senate race in Colorado. That

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Democrat John Hickenlooper has defeated Republican Cory Gardner in the Senate race in Colorado. That’s one Senate seat flipped. We need three more.

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Great news!!

[BusyBeingBest]

2. The Hick, goin' to the Senate.

[backtoblue]

3. Yay!

[writes3000]

4. Fantastic news!

[Leghorn21]

5. Delightful news!!

GO CO!!!

[Blue Owl]

6. K&R

[Turin_C3PO]

7. Great news!

[idziak4ever1234]

8. Catastrophic judgement failure for Gardner

[El Supremo]

9. Loopy!

Something is a record for CO.

[hlthe2b]

10. I can't tell you how long I've wanted to see this. I saved a Gardner flier to burn later.

(it was delivered to my neighbor but ended up on my lawn)

[Auggy74]

26. Since 2014, by my count.

[Marthe48]

11. I'm teary-eyed

He seems like a really good person.

[crickets]

12. Fantastic! K&R

[FakeNoose]

13. Awesome! Congratulations Senator Hickenlooper and Colorado Democrats

[PCIntern]

14. THAT IS ONE!!!!!

[gldstwmn]

15. As it should be.

[joshcryer]

16. WB John Hickenlooper

[Doreen]

17. WOO HOO!!!

[RestoreAmerica2020]

18. Thanks. That's great news!

[Sophiegirl]

19. HURRAY!! nt

[marble falls]

20. Very good news.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. One down!

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Non-Faux Snooze source

Democrat John Hickenlooper defeats Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado, NBC News projects

By David K. Li

Democrat John Hickenlooper, Colorado’s former governor, has picked off incumbent GOP Sen. Cory Gardner, NBC News projects. Hickenlooper’s victory is the outcome Democrats were counting on in the party’s fight to claim the Senate majority from Republicans.

In the months before Election Day, polls consistently showed Hickenlooper ahead in once purple, now blue-leaning Colorado — to the point where a major Democratic group, Senate Majority PAC, canceled a $1.2 million ad buy with two-and-a-half weeks to go, counting the seat as a win.

GOP campaign groups spent only nominally in the state, virtually abandoning Gardner, one of most vulnerable Republican incumbents of this cycle.

“There is no reason for either side to put another dime into this state,” David Flaherty, a GOP pollster from Colorado, told The Denver Post in early October. "It's over."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrat-john-hickenlooper-defeats-sen-cory-gardner-colorado-nbc-news-n1244009

[Aussie105]

23. Congratulations to John Hickenlooper, the new senator for Colorado.

May there be many more new enthusiastic and smart Democratic senators right across the country.

[iluvtennis]

24. Bravo - love it.

[Progressive Jones]

25. Great News !!! nt

[BobTheSubgenius]

27. An undeniable, unambiguous piece of Good News!

Let's see that some positivity comes from this around here.

[Rizen]

28. I voted for Hickenlooper.

[MustLoveBeagles]

29. K&R

[Cha]

30. Good on Colorado my home state!

Congratulations to Senator Elect John Hickenlooper!

[RobertDevereaux]

31. Yep. We Coloradans stuck it to traitor Cory 60% to 40%, roughly.

Same percentage as we gave our state to Biden over Bullshit Motherfucker.

[Polybius]

32. That's an awesome last name

It just sounds rich.

[DFW]

38. I suspected it was Dutch, and he confirmed it to me.

The double "o" gave it away. In Dutch, the double o is pronounced like the o in "Joe."

[haydukelives]

33. Senator

Howdy Doody

[SMC22307]

34. LOL, Mr. Zaheed has a way with words! (n/t)

[olegramps]

35. I was a lifetime resident of Colorado until my wife's health required us to move.

My wife was in good health until she came down with a severe case of sepsis. My son wanted us to relocate to Florida so they could help and especially be close to her. Unfortunately, my dear wife of 58 years died this last February. I really miss Colorado and being able to see some of the old gang from the University of Colorado. But, you just can't go home again as I learned from a visit I made before this pandemic. Things are just not the same. So I will stay here with my son, daughter-in-law and grandkids.

Living here made me realize just how progressive Colorado is compared to this place. The Denver metropolitan area has a significant minority. There has been very little problems that plague many cities. In the neighborhood in which I lived for over forty years we had a high mix of all minorities. In my block for instance my next door neighbor was Hispanic, two doors down was a family from Vietnam and several Black families in subdivision. The kids got alone great which they will do if not brainwashed by hateful racist parents. I despise the polarization that the Republicans have created with their barrage of 24/7 propaganda spewed by hateful racists who have divided the nation. I would recommend Colorado as a possible place to fine some peace for those who are looking for a measure of sanity.

[colorado_ufo]

36. Go Hick!

So proud of Hickenlooper and so proud of Colorado! What a gracious and great move for him to drop out the presidential race and run for Senate.

[DFW]

39. I asked him on Wednesday if I could FINALLY call him "Senator-elect," and he said....

"Yes, now you can!"

[disndat]

40. Rev. Warnock & Jon Ossoff

The Democrats have to fight like hell for the Georgia Run-off January 5th.