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brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:10 PM Jul 2019

Hickenlooper campaign in shambles

Politico

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s senior team urged him last month to withdraw from the presidential race gracefully and run for Colorado’s Senate seat or pursue other opportunities, a source familiar with the situation told POLITICO.

The source said that the campaign only has about 13,000 donors, making it almost impossible to qualify for the next round of presidential debates in the fall. The campaign also only raised just over $1 million in the second quarter — about what he raised in the first 48 hours of his candidacy — and will likely run out of money completely in about a month.

At least five staffers have left or are leaving Hickenlooper’s struggling operation, including his campaign manager, communications director, digital director and finance director. Hickenlooper named a new campaign manager on Monday night.

Hickenlooper publicly blamed his former staff Tuesday for his failure to gain traction in the crowded Democratic primary.
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Hickenlooper campaign in shambles (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2019 OP
Maybe he should run for Senate mcar Jul 2019 #1
Yes. He and a few others. we can do it Jul 2019 #4
I have long said he should have run for Senate. He's got quite a bit of competition now.. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #2
Absolutely should have. bearsfootball516 Jul 2019 #5
He should run for Cory Gardner's seat. He'd win. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #3
He would indeed... RobertDevereaux Jul 2019 #8
Hick could get used to being a senator. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #9
That's too bad question everything Jul 2019 #6
Big Howard Schultz supporter, huh? maxsolomon Jul 2019 #7
Actually if you look at his mayoral and gubenatorial records he isn't really center. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #10
 

mcar

(43,556 posts)
1. Maybe he should run for Senate
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:15 PM
Jul 2019
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we can do it

(12,786 posts)
4. Yes. He and a few others.
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:26 PM
Jul 2019
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hlthe2b

(106,544 posts)
2. I have long said he should have run for Senate. He's got quite a bit of competition now..
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:18 PM
Jul 2019

Blaming former staff is not a good look, btw...

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bearsfootball516

(6,513 posts)
5. Absolutely should have.
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:37 PM
Jul 2019

A popular Democratic governor running against an unpopular Republican in an increasingly blue state? He would have destroyed Gardner.

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gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
3. He should run for Cory Gardner's seat. He'd win.
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:25 PM
Jul 2019
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RobertDevereaux

(1,940 posts)
8. He would indeed...
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 01:01 PM
Jul 2019

And the sooner he makes that decision, the better.

We Coloradans are going to boot out the monstrous Mister Gardner in any case, but Hickenlooper’s running would make that far easier.

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gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
9. Hick could get used to being a senator.
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 01:05 PM
Jul 2019
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question everything

(48,951 posts)
6. That's too bad
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:37 PM
Jul 2019

We need more center or even center right in the debate. I am talking the general debate of where we are going, not the specific presidential debates.

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maxsolomon

(35,177 posts)
7. Big Howard Schultz supporter, huh?
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 01:00 PM
Jul 2019

Well, he's still out there, thinking about jumping in if the Dems dare to go too far "center left".

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gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
10. Actually if you look at his mayoral and gubenatorial records he isn't really center.
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 01:07 PM
Jul 2019

His personal beliefs may be but he governs center left/left. He is the guy who legalized pot after all.

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