Everybody And Their Mother Endorses Jared Polis

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Jared Polis released a very long list of endorsements today (after the jump) of Colorado Democrats backing his campaign, including former Congresswoman Betsy Markey and most of the state’s legislative leadership from the area Polis represents in Congress. It’s a strong show of support for Polis ahead of tomorrow’s entry of Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne into the race, and also helps pinpoint where Polis can expect to run strongly in the Democratic primary–urbanizing communities along the northern Front Range adversely affected by oil and gas development, many of which are in Polis’ congressional district.

This list is illustrative of the difficulty not just Lynne but all of the Democratic primary candidates are going to have catching up with Polis, whose vast financial resources and solid base of support among environmentally-minded Democrats have cemented his status as the Democratic frontrunner following the departure of Rep. Ed Perlmutter from the race. In fact it’s a fair statement to say that Lynne’s expected entry tomorrow into the gubernatorial primary is a problem for every Democratic candidate except Polis, who is already well on the way to owning the field.

See the list of endorsements at http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/98887/everybody-and-their-mother-endorses-jared-polis .