| | He had previously served in the Colorado state legislature where he led an opposition to the 1976 Winter [[Olympics]] being hosted in [[Denver]]. This resulted in the games being relocated to Innsbruck, Austria. | | He had previously served in the Colorado state legislature where he led an opposition to the 1976 Winter [[Olympics]] being hosted in [[Denver]]. This resulted in the games being relocated to Innsbruck, Austria. |
| − | In 1992 he ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]], but was defeated in the Democratic primary by [[Ben Nighthorse Campbell]], who went on to win the general election and several years later switched to the [[Republican Party]]. | + | In 1992 he ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]], but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who went on to win the general election and several years later switched to the [[Republican Party]]. |
| | In 1996, Lamm sought the presidential nomination of the fledgeling [[Reform Party]], which he lost to [[H. Ross Perot]]. | | In 1996, Lamm sought the presidential nomination of the fledgeling [[Reform Party]], which he lost to [[H. Ross Perot]]. |
| − | Lamm has since turned more [[conservative]] and become a critic of various [[national health care]] plans, arguing that any such plan is bound to become a black hole of excessive spending unless it is limited to medically necessary coverage.<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''The Brave New World of Health Care''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2004</ref> He wanted to ration health care and was nicknamed "Governor Gloom." The CATO institute noted that "Lamm has long been a major booster of euthanasia and in a 1984 speech he spoke of the elderly's "duty to die."" <ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6310</ref> A critic of mass [[immigration]] (a topic which he addressed as early as 1985 when he authored ''The Immigration Time Bomb''), as well as a critic of [[multiculturalism]] and [[political correctness]].<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''Two Wands, One Nation''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2006</ref> He is, however, still quite [[liberal]] on most things, among other issues on [[gun control]] where he is closely associated with gun control advocate Arnold Grossman (author of ''One Nation Under Guns'', and the co-author of Richard Lamm's novel ''1988''.) | + | Lamm has since turned more [[conservative]] and become a critic of various national health care plans, arguing that any such plan is bound to become a black hole of excessive spending unless it is limited to medically necessary coverage.<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''The Brave New World of Health Care''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2004</ref> He wanted to ration health care and was nicknamed "Governor Gloom." The CATO institute noted that "Lamm has long been a major booster of euthanasia and in a 1984 speech he spoke of the elderly's "duty to die."" <ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6310</ref> A critic of mass [[immigration]] (a topic which he addressed as early as 1985 when he authored ''The Immigration Time Bomb''), as well as a critic of [[multiculturalism]] and [[political correctness]].<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''Two Wands, One Nation''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2006</ref> He is, however, still quite [[liberal]] on most things, among other issues on [[gun control]] where he is closely associated with gun control advocate Arnold Grossman (author of ''One Nation Under Guns'', and the co-author of Richard Lamm's novel ''1988''.) |