Editorial | 'The practice of putting friends, relatives, and donors in plum jobs is so ever-present that when Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough blew the whistle on a politician seeking a job in exchange for an endorsement, no one batted an eye.'
Political patronage has no place in American politics, and yet the practice of putting friends, relatives, and donors in plum jobs is so ever-present that when Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough blew the whistle on a politician seeking a job in exchange for an endorsement, no one batted an eye.
The next mayor coming in must stand strong against even the appearance of impropriety. In Denver, it is especially critical because ofwhere the mayor’s cabinet wields more power than the 13 elected members of the City Council. Denver voters are going to have to use their judgment to decide who they believe in the dispute over the sought-after endorsements of the other candidates who ran for mayor in April but did not make the June runoff election.that former candidate for mayor Leslie Herod asked her for a job in the mayor’s administration in exchange for her endorsement.
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