Former Gov. Hickenlooper was supposed to be Democrats' worry-free solution to the Colorado Senate race, but he's stumbled badly in the weeks leading up to the party's June 30 primary.
Romanoff's allies argue that Hickenlooper’s woes are about more than just ideology. “People are realizing it now. This guy they put on a pedestal, he's a hot mess,” said Democratic former state Rep. Joe Salazar, who often clashed with Hickenlooper in the statehouse.
During a debate Tuesday night, Hickenlooper grounded his case in electability. “Inside the state of Colorado, I haven’t lost yet, and Andrew hasn’t won an election in 14 years,” Hickenlooper said. The ethics investigation into Hickenlooper moved slowly, even as every other candidate besides Romanoff dropped out. Hickenlooper was prepared to testify during an in-person hearing in March that was canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. When the commission proposed having Hickenlooper testify during a virtual hearing, he objected and even went to state court to quash the commission's subpoena, arguing it would violate his rights.
On Monday, Hickenlooper had to apologize again — this time after a black Denver school board member tweeted a 6-year-old video of the then-governor making a joke about how politicians' schedules are so packed they are like rowers on “an ancient slave ship” being whipped to go faster.
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