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Hickenlooper, a phony "moderate" and establishment hack backed by the [[DSCC]]<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/colorado-dems-push-back-against-hickenlooper-senate-run/ Colorado Dems Push Back Against Hickenlooper Senate Run]</ref> which quickly favored him over all other Democrat candidates after ending his 2020 presidential campaign and announcing his run for Senate,<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-hickenlooper-2020-announces-senate-run-after-dropping-out-of-white-house-race/  

Hickenlooper, a phony "moderate" and establishment hack backed by the [[DSCC]]<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/colorado-dems-push-back-against-hickenlooper-senate-run/ Colorado Dems Push Back Against Hickenlooper Senate Run]</ref> which quickly favored him over all other Democrat candidates after ending his 2020 presidential campaign and announcing his run for Senate,<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-hickenlooper-2020-announces-senate-run-after-dropping-out-of-white-house-race/  

John Hickenlooper announces Senate run after dropping out of White House race]</ref> has flip-flopped over running for the position. Hickenlooper was mocked by the [[NRSC]]<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/08/22/nrsc-mocks-hickenlooper-for-reversing-course-running-for-senate-n2552056 NRSC Mocks Hickenlooper for Now Running for Job He Said He Couldn't Do]</ref> in addition to Gardner<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l8-YBrjvWE Delight]</ref> for having previously stated that he would not take an interest in serving as a senator, also saying that he wouldn't be "cut out" for it.

John Hickenlooper announces Senate run after dropping out of White House race]</ref> has flip-flopped over running for the position. Hickenlooper was mocked by the [[NRSC]]<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/08/22/nrsc-mocks-hickenlooper-for-reversing-course-running-for-senate-n2552056 NRSC Mocks Hickenlooper for Now Running for Job He Said He Couldn't Do]</ref> in addition to Gardner<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l8-YBrjvWE Delight]</ref> for having previously stated that he would not take an interest in serving as a senator, also saying that he wouldn't be "cut out" for it. He faced [[progressive]] [[Andrew Romanoff]] in the Democrat primary, who ran to the left;<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/green-new-deal-advocate-claims-win-over-hickenlooper-in-colorado-caucuses/ar-BB10U95Q Green New Deal advocate claims win over Hickenlooper in Colorado caucuses]</ref> Romanoff won the precinct caucuses, though ultimately lost the primary by a large margin in all but one county. This was despite Hickenlooper having been investigated for an ethics violation while governor of [[Colorado]], denied a request to dismiss such,<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/ethics-commission-denies-hickenlooper-request-to-dismiss-investigation/ Ethics Commission Denies Hickenlooper Request to Dismiss Investigation]</ref> openly defied a subpoena in early June 2020,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/501196-hickenlooper-defies-subpoena-virtual-hearing-ethics-complaint John Hickenlooper defies subpoena to appear for virtual hearing on ethics complaint]</ref> and was ultimately fined nearly $3,000 by a state commission, the largest amount ever issued by the panel.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/502538-hickenlooper-fined-by-state-ethics-panel-for-violating-gifts-rule-while Hickenlooper fined $2,750 by state ethics panel for violating gifts rule as governor]</ref> He falsely<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJpYwZZFVI Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' marijuana policy change (C-SPAN)]</ref><ref>[https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/cory-gardner/ Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump]</ref> claimed that Gardner "supports Donald Trump 100% of the time."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXTm75xi9R4 John Hickenlooper, Andrew Romanoff face off in 9NEWS Democratic Senate Debate]</ref> Hickenlooper also has a history of making bigoted and otherwise bizarre statements/comments: he once introduced the [[lieutenant governor]] of Colorado as a "rising sex star" in front of elementary school kids,<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109020/Colorado-Gov-John-Hickenlooper-introduces-Joe-Garcia-rising-sex-star-school-children.html 'He's a rising sex star': Governor's X-rated introduction for deputy at elementary school]</ref> made an allegedly racially insensitive comment,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/09/11/nrsc-condemns-hickenlooper-for-racially-insensitive-comment-about-black-pastors-n2552911 NRSC Condemns Hickenlooper for 'Racially Insensitive' Comment About Black Pastors]</ref> lashed out a young constituent,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet//reaganmccarthy/2020/01/27/hickenlooper-gets-angry-with-young-attendee-n2560187 Ok, Boomer: Hickenlooper Gets Angry With Young Constituent]</ref> said that he would back the increasingly senile and [[Joe Biden's cognitive decline|cognitively declined]] [[Joe Biden]] despite also believing allegations made against the former vice president by [[Tara Reade]],<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/11/john-hickenlooper-i-believe-tara-reade-but-i-still/ John Hickenlooper: I believe Tara Reade, but 'I still support Joe Biden']</ref> made an arguably sexist remark about Sen. [[Kyrsten Sinema]],<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/04/28/co-sen-hickenlooper-makes-degrading-comment-about-sen-sinema-n2567743 CO Sen: Hickenlooper Makes Demeaning Comment About Sen. Sinema After Forgetting Her Name]</ref> and called [[China]] a "great nation".<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/hickenlooper-calls-china-a-great-nation/ Hickenlooper Calls China a ‘Great Nation’]</ref>

 

Hickenlooper has been referred by some as "Frackenlooper"<ref>[https://blueamerica.crooksandliars.com/2019/11/03/stop-frackenlooper/ Stop Frackenlooper]</ref> and criticized by liberal [[environmentalists]].<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/hickenlooper-slammed-by-liberals-for-environmental-record/ Liberals Slam Hickenlooper for Environmental Record]</ref> This is in contrast to Gardner, who has successfully sponsored and passed the [[Great American Outdoors Act]], with the legislation signed by [[President Trump]] to ensure permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund as a protective measure for the environment.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3422 S.3422 - Great American Outdoors Act]</ref> Thus, Gardner must count on support from some liberal, [[anti-Trump]] environmentalists and [[conservation]]ists in order to win re-election.

==Delaware==

==Delaware==