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Democrat John Hickenlooper has defeated Republican Cory Gardner in the Senate race in Colorado. Thats one Senate seat flipped. We need three more.
MaryMagdaline
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(8,052 posts)backtoblue
(11,343 posts)writes3000
(4,734 posts)Leghorn21
(13,522 posts)GO CO!!!
Blue Owl
(50,259 posts)Turin_C3PO
(13,909 posts)idziak4ever1234
(1,257 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Something is a record for CO.
hlthe2b
(102,120 posts)(it was delivered to my neighbor but ended up on my lawn)
Auggy74
(60 posts)Marthe48
(16,898 posts)He seems like a really good person.
crickets
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(62,265 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)RestoreAmerica2020
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(2,338 posts)marble falls
(57,010 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,697 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,458 posts)By David K. Li
Democrat John Hickenlooper, Colorados former governor, has picked off incumbent GOP Sen. Cory Gardner, NBC News projects. Hickenloopers victory is the outcome Democrats were counting on in the partys fight to claim the Senate majority from Republicans.
In the months before Election Day, polls consistently showed Hickenlooper ahead in once purple, now blue-leaning Colorado to the point where a major Democratic group, Senate Majority PAC, canceled a $1.2 million ad buy with two-and-a-half weeks to go, counting the seat as a win.
GOP campaign groups spent only nominally in the state, virtually abandoning Gardner, one of most vulnerable Republican incumbents of this cycle.
There is no reason for either side to put another dime into this state, David Flaherty, a GOP pollster from Colorado, told The Denver Post in early October. "It's over."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrat-john-hickenlooper-defeats-sen-cory-gardner-colorado-nbc-news-n1244009
Aussie105
(5,332 posts)May there be many more new enthusiastic and smart Democratic senators right across the country.
iluvtennis
(19,833 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,559 posts)Let's see that some positivity comes from this around here.
Rizen
(707 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,583 posts)Cha
(296,848 posts)Congratulations to Senator Elect John Hickenlooper!
RobertDevereaux
(1,847 posts)Same percentage as we gave our state to Biden over Bullshit Motherfucker.
Polybius
(15,334 posts)It just sounds rich.
DFW
(54,291 posts)The double "o" gave it away. In Dutch, the double o is pronounced like the o in "Joe."
haydukelives
(1,229 posts)Howdy Doody
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)My wife was in good health until she came down with a severe case of sepsis. My son wanted us to relocate to Florida so they could help and especially be close to her. Unfortunately, my dear wife of 58 years died this last February. I really miss Colorado and being able to see some of the old gang from the University of Colorado. But, you just can't go home again as I learned from a visit I made before this pandemic. Things are just not the same. So I will stay here with my son, daughter-in-law and grandkids.
Living here made me realize just how progressive Colorado is compared to this place. The Denver metropolitan area has a significant minority. There has been very little problems that plague many cities. In the neighborhood in which I lived for over forty years we had a high mix of all minorities. In my block for instance my next door neighbor was Hispanic, two doors down was a family from Vietnam and several Black families in subdivision. The kids got alone great which they will do if not brainwashed by hateful racist parents. I despise the polarization that the Republicans have created with their barrage of 24/7 propaganda spewed by hateful racists who have divided the nation. I would recommend Colorado as a possible place to fine some peace for those who are looking for a measure of sanity.
colorado_ufo
(5,730 posts)So proud of Hickenlooper and so proud of Colorado! What a gracious and great move for him to drop out the presidential race and run for Senate.
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DFW
(54,291 posts)"Yes, now you can!"
disndat
(1,887 posts)The Democrats have to fight like hell for the Georgia Run-off January 5th.