2020 CO Senatorial race: on Principles & Values


Alice Madden: Withdrew from race when former governor declared candidacy

Madden struck a similar tone when describing why she's stepping away from her bid for the Democratic senatorial nomination and the right to challenge Republican incumbent Cory Gardner. "The dire need to forge solutions to the climate crisis is the reason I entered the U.S. Senate race against Cory Gardner," Madden allowed. "It is the defining issue of our time, and it's something to which I have and will continue to dedicate my career. But recent changes in the primary field have made me re-evaluate whether I have a realistic path to victory."

The change to which Madden refers: the entry into the race of former governor John Hickenlooper, whose mere presence had already convinced two other senatorial hopefuls, ex-state senator Mike Johnston and former U.S. ambassador Dan Baer, to hoist the white flag.

Source: Westword.com on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 11, 2019

Angela Williams: Attacking progressive ideas as "socialist" is a scare tactic

It is not socialism to want to expand health care access and reduce costs for every citizen. It is not socialist to propose sweeping changes to our fossil fuel economy, preserving our land and water for ranchers, farmers, and future generations. When Democrats label and attack progressive solutions as "socialist," we adopt the tired scare tactics that conservatives have used to decrease the appeal of otherwise popular ideas in an effort to win elections, or defeat Democratic policy proposals.
Source: Sentinel Colorado on 2020 Colorado Senate race Aug 23, 2019

Ellen Burnes: We need leaders who don't just dispense red tape

Colorado's future depends on leaders who have ambitions which don't involve climbing ladders and dispensing red tape. Leaders with track records filled with real-world victories, and the composure to stand tall in the face of adversity. With the discipline she gained from a childhood in rural America, and a deep-rooted curiosity for the natural world, Ellen Burnes has dedicated her life to taking on "impossible" challenges in Finance, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Management.
Source: 2020 Colorado Senate campaign website EllenBurnes.com May 19, 2019

Mike Johnston: Reached out to local church after S.C. shootings

A white lawmaker's decision to put a letter on the door of a black church in response to the South Carolina shooting and then write about it on Facebook has touched a nerve. "By Sunday morning America could blanket these churches with such overwhelming expressions of love that no one could walk through the doors of an AME church without feeling a flood of love and support from white men whose names they don't know, whose faces they can't place, but whose love they can't ignore," he wrote.
Source: Denver Post on 2020 Colorado Senate race Jun 18, 2015

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Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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