When going first is admitting you are last
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper may soon hear a different political calling. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Now that we are past the first candidate debates, it’s probably time to stop noting the ever-rising number of Democrats deciding they see the next president of the United States in the mirror, and to start anticipating the body count of prospects dropping out as the money runs out, the opportunities dry up, and other political options beckon.
At least five staffers have left or are leaving Hickenlooper’s struggling operation, including his campaign manager, communications director, digital director and finance director. Hickenlooper named a new campaign manager on Monday night.Hickenlooper publicly blamed his former staff Tuesday for his failure to gain traction in the crowded Democratic primary.“We thought it was time to make a change,” he told MSNBC’s Craig Melvin.
Meanwhile, another person who used to be Hickenlooper’s chief of staff may be running him off the road in the narrow “lane” they share as moderate western white men: Senator Michael Bennet. By most accounts, Bennet did better on the debate stage they shared last week . And Bennet has formally reported that he raised $3.5 million in the second quarter, which is quite a bit more than his former boss seems to have collected.
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