Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced last week that he was dropping out of the race for president, and on Thursday announced his next step: the Senate race to oust Republican Cory Gardner in 2020.
In a video released on his campaign website, he said "I've always said Washington was a lousy place for a guy like me who wants to get things done. But this is no time to walk away from the table." Hickenlooper takes a decidedly more progressive-sounding tone in this video than he did in presidential debates, where he was trying to compete with all the other white guy moderates.
As of now, Hickenlooper has a substantial lead in polling over the other Democrats in the primary field, but he's also got substantial name recognition after two terms as governor. He's got a 13-point lead in one poll over Gardner. But he's going to have to emerge out of a crowded primary field.
Hickenlooper's entrance isn't cowing the other candidates. State Sen. Angela Williams responded to his entrance in the primary saying "Governor Hickenlooper has failed to fight for the progressive solutions our state and country need." She told Roll Call last month that she "would stay in the race" even if Hickenlooper entered it. "Females need to be represented in this race."
Dan Baer, who was appointed by Hickenlooper as executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, said "There are new voices ready to lead across our state, voices who understand that there is no back to normal, there's only forward to normal. That's why I was running yesterday, and that's why I'll be running tomorrow." The other serious candidates have all expressed similar sentiment, including former state Sen. Mike Johnston, who's raised the most money in the field so far. He's raised $3.4 million, compared to the $3.1 Hickenlooper raised for his presidential bid.
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