The Denver Post says he's in the race, and will be having a press conference in about an hour. The initial commentary is likely to revolve around vote-getting in the metro area as opposed to the rest of the state mainly because many have the false impression that statewide races are decided in the rural areas.
The metro Denver area has about 60% of the state's 5,000,000 population. If there's one place you want to do well, it's in metro Denver. Hick's opponent, Scott McInnis, will likely do very well in CD-3 where he's been on the ballot before, but, given a choice between doing well in Grand Junction (pop. 50,000) and doing well in Denver (pop. 600,000), I would imagine that even McInnis will begin touting the virtues of our state's Queen City.
John Hickenlooper is the state's most popular politician. People appreciate his unassuming manner and good sense of humor, qualities which, incidentally, travel very well outside the city limits of Denver. In the city, even Republicans like him. In fact, in Denver, it's quite likely that Hickenlooper could beat Scott McInnis in a Republican primary.
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