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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:29 PM Jul 2020

What if the CO &US Democratic Party asked CO Secretary of State Griswold to run for the US Senate.

Griswold-D is current statewide elected official (elected CO Secretary of State in 2018 by an 8 percent margin against a sitting Republican incumbent.) She would be the first female US Senator from CO.
Here is a list of US Senators who served as a low level statewide elected official in the middle of their first term before getting elected to the US Senate.
Hawley(R-MO) MO Attorney General(2017-2019) before unseating McCaskill-D.

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What if the CO &US Democratic Party asked CO Secretary of State Griswold to run for the US Senate. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Jul 2020 OP

is Bennett not planning to run again? fishwax Jul 2020 #1

Bennet could leave the US Senate before his term expires. nkpolitics1212 Jul 2020 #3

ah, i see ... yes, i could certainly see Bennet getting a spot in the administration fishwax Jul 2020 #4

what happened to Hickenlooper? WhiteTara Jul 2020 #2

Hickenlooper is still in the race but CO Democrats could have convinced a younger candidate to run. nkpolitics1212 Jul 2020 #5

Hickenlooper won the damned primary. He is our candidate. PERIOD. hlthe2b Jul 2020 #6

fishwax

(29,327 posts)

1. is Bennett not planning to run again?

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:33 PM

Jul 2020

He seems pretty popular--i would think a primary against him would be a tough battle.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)

3. Bennet could leave the US Senate before his term expires.

Reply to fishwax (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:53 PM

Jul 2020

He can get appointed by future President Biden-D to serve as US Secretary of Education or White House Chief of Staff.
If Bennet leaves the US Senate in 2021, Governor Polis will pick Bennet's successor.
US Representative Joe Neguse.
Neguse is the 6th most progressive Democratic US House member.
He has ran for statewide office in 2014(CO Secretary of State).
Neguse is on the US House Judiciary Committee cross examing Bill Barr.

fishwax

(29,327 posts)

4. ah, i see ... yes, i could certainly see Bennet getting a spot in the administration

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:59 PM

Jul 2020

WhiteTara

(30,193 posts)

2. what happened to Hickenlooper?

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:43 PM

Jul 2020

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)

5. Hickenlooper is still in the race but CO Democrats could have convinced a younger candidate to run.

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:15 PM

Jul 2020

CO has yet to have a female US Senator.
They could have asked former CO-4cd US Representative Betsy Markey to run.
Markey was elected to the US House of Representive from CO-4cd in 2008 by unseating controversial Republican incumbent Marilyn Musgrave. Markey lost re-election in 2010 to Gardner.
Markey ran for CO State Treasurer in 2014 against Republican incumbent Walker Stapleton-R losing that race by a less than 5 percent margin. 2014 was a Republican wave election year.

hlthe2b

(106,571 posts)

6. Hickenlooper won the damned primary. He is our candidate. PERIOD.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:04 AM

Jul 2020

If Bennett leaves in a (hopefully) Biden-won new administration, Griswold and several others would be good candidates.

However, your comment runs awfully close to suggesting you won't support Hickenlooper who IS our candidate now. Is THAT your intent?

He might not have been your choice in the primaries and I had qualms too, but I think this needs to stop.

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