Hickenlooper campaign in shambles

[brooklynite]

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.

[mcar]

1. Maybe he should run for Senate

[we can do it]

4. Yes. He and a few others.

[hlthe2b]

2. I have long said he should have run for Senate. He's got quite a bit of competition now..

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

[bearsfootball516]

5. Absolutely should have.

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

[gldstwmn]

3. He should run for Cory Gardner's seat. He'd win.

[RobertDevereaux]

8. He would indeed...

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.

[gldstwmn]

9. Hick could get used to being a senator.

[question everything]

6. That's too bad

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.

[maxsolomon]

7. Big Howard Schultz supporter, huh?

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

[gldstwmn]

10. Actually if you look at his mayoral and gubenatorial records he isn't really center.

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