Governor John Hickenlooper gathered headlines and cash as
the first quarter 2014 financial reports showed he raised $1 million and now
totally dominates the field ($1.6 million cash on hand). The combined first
quarter take of his Republican opponents doesn’t equal one million dollars.
His performance shows that much of Colorado’s political
money establishment has decided Hickenlooper looks like a winner.
But, the week was not all good news. Democrats were unable
to put aside their differences over fracking and, more generally, deal with
global warming, which are the core issues now fracturing the party.
Several polls show fracking has narrow support in Colorado
and a complete ban is opposed, but the Democratic Party is highly divided, and
two-thirds (42% Quinnipiac poll) say they are less likely to support candidates
who support fracking.
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