The first Democratic presidential debates this week represent a pivotal moment for U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and former Gov. John Hickenlooper, the two Colorado candidates obscured in a dense primary field. How to watch the debates The large field is split between two nights. The lineup for Wednesday’s debate (in alphabetical order): Cory Booker, Bill […]
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Colorado’s Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper set to share presidential debate stage
Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and former Gov. John Hickenlooper are slated to share a presidential debate stage later this month as 20 Democrats vying to lead the nation face off for the first time. Bennet and Hickenlooper were randomly selected to appear in the second of two, two-hour-long debates in Miami on June 26 […]
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Krieger: Colorado’s Tweedledum and Tweedledee on the national stage
For the celebrated 100th Run for the Roses in 1974, a sprawling field of 23 three-year-olds lined up for the Kentucky Derby. It was too many. Everybody said so. Out of the gate, the track looked like I-25 and Sixth Avenue merging just south of downtown Denver. The following year, the rules were changed. Henceforth, […]
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Democrats like John Hickenlooper strain to claim they have 2020 fundraising chops
By Brian Slodysko, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, little known outside his home state, boasts he raised over $1 million in the days after launching his White House bid. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and others say they did, too. Impressive numbers, even if dwarfed by the $6 million or so […]