Did you get anything from him on his plan to address wealth concentration and billionaires buying politicians? Because that’s the core issue on which everything else depends. ( Along with the influence of the rightwing media.)

...FWIW, none of the other Presidential prospects I've met with have talked about it either.

What was your chance to meet them? It’s great you’ve had the chances.

I have gotten from a couple of his posts.

He is a governor that can communicate. I think he will come close if he runs.

than his stand on fracking.

Now with Colorado more firmly in the Blue it is less likely but you have enforced what many people in Colorado sense.

Any way you can set me up on a date with Kyrsten Sinema? I'm 100% dead serious

She’s very friendly and accessible.

because I've had it up to here with East Coast winters

Could not be happier.

I know this is a ridiculous observation, but I think people will not
want a POTUS named Hickenlooper. Even my spell-checker alerts on it.
As a policy wonk, he would be great in an administration.
Secretary of the Interior perhaps.
What did you have for dinner?

...and no, I am *not* making any comparisons between the two, except for what you mentioned--a rather unfortunate name. But one wonders, in all seriousness, if Adolf would have gained power had his daddy retained their original name. As for Col's gov...well, if "Eisenhower" could be elected, I suppose "Hickenlooper" could be. And for that matter, a President named Obama...

I’ve tried to pay for these things in the past, but apparently FEC would consider that a contribution.

I felt extremely important when I had dinner with President and Michelle Obama. They were on TV and I was eating dinner in my family room ... but it still made me feel very important. So I know the feeling.

I would be bringing up all kinds of shit.

in the same room.

Spend enough, you can possibly sit at their table.

I contributed afterwards but under no obligation.

That’s the really important part.

...and yet you’re here:

Did I mention that before dinner I had a reception with Eric Swalwell who’s also contemplating running? Might have slipped my mind.

They ran out of carrots and offered radishes instead, so I left.

I can't get past his love of oil & gas.

He was my governor. I voted for him. Twice. And yet, here we are.

On edit. Make that four times. He was our mayor as well.

Still early.. Way too early.

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