Hickenlooper Wins by Playing Nice

By Spenser Hanson

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado has a new Governor. Former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper defeated his opponents Dan Maes and Tom Tancredo Tuesday evening after a very competitive and friendly governor race.

“We won the support of Colorado without one, single, negative ad” spoke Gov.-elect Hickenlooper.

After the polls had closed Tuesday evening, and it had become apparent that Hickenlooper was to be the victor in the highly aggressive governor race for Colorado, he delivered his victory speech at the Democratic headquarters in Denver. The crowd of nearly 1,500 people was in bedlam while the governor-elect spoke on his victory.

Cheering and applause overpowered Hickenlooper’s words as he told the crowd of his plans during his tenure as the governor.

“We care about moving Colorado forward. We care about getting our economy back on track. We care about educating our kids” explained Hickenlooper.

The former mayor told the crowd that his campaign as governor was going to encourage local ideas. The idea is to make Colorado one of the leading states in categories like technology, agriculture, and energy.

Hickenlooper has always been very supportive of innovation and has consistently shown his reinforcement that entrepreneurs are the leading innovators. In his address to the Democratic headquarters, Hickenlooper once again gave his backing to those individuals trying to come up with fresh new ideas.

“We want every young person who thinks they want to open a business, no matter where they are in this country, to think Colorado” explained Hickenlooper. “We can make Colorado a place that is pro-business but still maintain the highest standards to protect the health of our citizens.”

Throughout the speech Hickenlooper extended his deepest gratitude to everyone who was involved with his campaign. He even gave special thanks, followed by a bear hug, to Bill Ritter, the current governor of Colorado.

Hickenlooper intends to take over where Gov. Ritter left off, but intends to, “do more with less.”

One of his primary concerns for Colorado over the next few years is helping support education in the state. The governor-elect plans to help all levels of education, including higher education.

“The path to success is through a classroom door.”

This brought on a roar of applause an cheering for Hickenlooper as he came to the end of his speech. At the end of his 12 minutes at the podium, Hickenlooper made it clear that no matter what type of career a person is in, everyone is going to have to work together to make the future bright.

Hickenlooper closed his speech by saying, “We are Colorado, and our future starts today.”