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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:26 AM Mar 2019

John Hickenlooper(D-CO) should follow Sherrod Brown(D-OH) lead and focus on becoming US Senator.

Instead of US President/Vice President.
Sherrod Brown(D-OH) has announced that he is not running for President and is focusing on his US Senate career. If Sherrod Brown left the US Senate to become President or Vice President, his US Senate seat will go to a Conservative Republican who win in the 2022 special election.
John Hickenlooper(D-CO) has an easier chance of becoming the next US Senator from CO than the next President of the United States. If Hickenlooper runs for the US Senate, he will easily win the Democratic Nomination due to high name recognition and win the November General Election against Cory Gardner-R. Hickenlooper can save the DSCC alot of money trying to win back the CO US Senate seat with mediocre candidates. DSCC can spend money in other US Senate Races- protecting Jones(AL) unseating McSally(AZ), Perdue(GA),Ernst(IA),McConnell(KY), Collins(ME), Tillis(NC) and Cornyn(TX). Hickenlooper can resign from the US Senate in 2022 allowing Governor Polis to appoint Hickenlooper's replacement who can run and win in the 2022 special election. Polis,Bennet,and the other CO Democratic statewide elected officials will also be up for re-election in 2022.

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John Hickenlooper(D-CO) should follow Sherrod Brown(D-OH) lead and focus on becoming US Senator. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Mar 2019 OP

I totally agree. He's been my Governor for two terms... Laffy Kat Mar 2019 #1

Hickenlooper can run for the US Sen. in 2020, get elected & sworn in on Jan. 2021, then resign ASAP. nkpolitics1212 Mar 2019 #2

It is possible that the early going in the primaries Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #3

No objections to him as president but he would be awesome in the Senate lostnfound Mar 2019 #4

Laffy Kat

(16,517 posts)

1. I totally agree. He's been my Governor for two terms...

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 02:51 AM

Mar 2019

And he was decent but not spectacular. IMO, he just doesn't have what it takes, at least not yet. He would help Colorado so much more in the Senate. We just have to get Gardner out.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)

2. Hickenlooper can run for the US Sen. in 2020, get elected & sworn in on Jan. 2021, then resign ASAP.

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 03:03 AM

Mar 2019

Governor Polis can appoint a progressive Democrat to Hickenlooper's US Senate seat. Whoever Polis appoints to the US Senate will have to run in the 2022 special election. Every current CO Democratic statewide elected official including Polis and Bennet are up for re-election in 2022 and they are favored to win re-election in 2022.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. It is possible that the early going in the primaries

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 05:27 AM

Mar 2019

may make that decision for some of the candidates as we have seen with Sherrod Brown. I am sure that many are looking to get into the Presidential run, but after a few phone calls and discussions choose other paths for their political careers. It is still very, very early and some are simply running to build name recognition or hoping for a VP slot.

lostnfound

(16,600 posts)

4. No objections to him as president but he would be awesome in the Senate

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 10:49 AM

Mar 2019

Especially displacing Cory Gardner

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