Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper joins crowded 2020 Democratic field – By William Cummings (USA Today) / March 4 2019
WASHINGTON – Colorado’s former Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday joined the growing field of Democratic candidates hoping to unseat President Donald Trump in 2020.
The centrist Democrat made the announcement in an online video titled “Standing Tall.” The video touts Hickenlooper’s accomplishments as governor and his biography as an employed geologist who became a successful restaurateur.
“I’m running for president because we’re facing a crisis that threatens everything we stand for,” Hickenlooper, 67, said, as the video displayed an image of Trump. “As a skinny kid with Coke bottle glasses and a funny last name, I’ve stood up to my fair share of bullies.”
Hickenlooper said, “we need dreamers in Washington but we also need to get things done. I’ve proven again and again I can bring people together to produce the progressive change Washington has failed to deliver.”
The video pointed to his success in bringing oil and gas companies together with environmentalists to agree on methane emission caps. The campaign video also focused on Hickenlooper’s gun control efforts in the wake of the 2012 mass shooting in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater.
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