Hickenlooper enters governor's race

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Mayor John Hickenlooper announced his gubernatorial bid this afternoon, saying "I love Colorado every bit as much as I love Denver."

Hickenlooper said his agenda is going to be about jobs, and that he knows first-hand what a souring economy can do. His geology career that took him around the state in the 1980s ended with the crash of industry back then.

The packed news conference on the west side of the state Capitol attracted top Democratic leaders and Denver movers and shakers.

Hickenlooper talked about being mayor and the measures he has helped push.

"We went to the voters every single time so we could decide what kind of city they could live in," he said.

Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter, whose unexpected decision to drop his re-election bid set off a gubernatorial scramble, was part of a crowd that stood behind the mayor as he talked.

http://www.denverpost.com/newsheadlines/ci_14172465

[rockymountaindem]

1. Great! n/t

[Lord Helmet]

2. "hickenlooper" -- that's a mouthful

* of win *