Democratic Governors Pitch Pragmatism On Sidelines Of 2020 Presidential Campaign

In the final years of John Hickenlooper’s time as Colorado governor, the Democrat had a rule about President Trump.

“I didn’t let anyone in my office — no one could mention his name, because then we’d talk for 30 or 40 minutes and never get anything done. You could talk about it endlessly,” he said.

As Hickenlooper considers a run for the White House, it’s clear the former governor is worried the Democratic primary could play out the same way: an endless, circular argument about how terrible the Trump administration is, without much emphasis on what Democratic candidates would do in his place.