2003 Denver Mayoral Runoff Election
Update: E-mail from the Don Mares campaign announces endorsements by:
Polly Baca, Former State Senator and current Executive Director of LARASA, Estevan Flores, Executive Director of the Latino Research and Policy Center, Dolores Atencio, Small Business Owner, Lucia Guzman, Vice President Denver School Board, Ed Romero, Virginia Castro. The formal announcement is tomorrow at the opening of the Mares' campaign office on West 32nd.
The Denver Post is labeling John Hickenlooper the political insider's candidate in this year's election. From the article, "Self-proclaimed political outsider John Hickenlooper has emerged as the insiders' candidate." This metamorphosis has not gone unnoticed by Don Mares and his staffers. Mares is quoted by the Post as saying, "(Hickenlooper) is so heavily reliant on the guidance and input of Mike Dino and others from the (Webb) administration that bring the old way of thinking with them," Mares said. "If he was a seasoned political servant, he might know how and where to pick people."
Contrasting budget plans from Don Mares and John Hickenlooper are the subject of this article from the Denver Post. From the article, "Although both candidates would glean savings from Denver's workforce, they disagree on the extent to which workers should take the hit for the city's ailing economy."
Don Mares was granted a meeting with Mayor Webb on Friday similar to the one the day before with his opponent according to the Rocky Mountain News. I'm sure that both candidates would still love the Mayor's endorsement. The article quotes Mares as saying, "I really don't want to get into specifics. We had a good meeting on a personal level."
A group that works for middle east peace, Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace, has been trying to arrange a meeting with John Hickenlooper to discuss comments he made about their website according to the Rocky Mountain News. His schedule has not allowed it says the campaign. The group plans a press conference tomorrow and Hickenlooper was drafting a letter on Friday to try to assure them that he did not mean to slight their organization.
Here's another short article on the election from the Denver News Net.
Roy Romer has endorsed John Hickenlooper according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Romer said Hickenlooper has management experience in the private sector, is focused on issues of social justice, and knows how to create jobs."
And to think, just the other day, Coyote Gulch was lamenting the lack of coverage and the paucity of controversy in the election.
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