Democratic Governors Pitch Pragmatism On Sidelines Of 2020 Presidential Campaign
The early days of the 2020 Democratic primary are being dominated by progressive candidates in Congress, but a crop of governors considering bids would run on records of bipartisan governing.
In the final years of John Hickenlooper's time as Colorado governor, the Democrat had a rule about President Trump.
"I didn't let anyone in my office — no one could mention his name, because then we'd talk for 30 or 40 minutes and never get anything done. You could talk about it endlessly," he said.
As Hickenlooper considers a run for the White House, it's clear the former governor is worried the Democratic primary could play out the same way: an endless, circular argument about how terrible the Trump administration is, without much emphasis on what
