There goes the Hickenlooper re-election strategy.
If you have followed John Hickenlooper’s governorship, and most especially his incessant attempts to take credit for any new company or job that shows up in Colorado, you can see the outlines of his re-election effort.
Businesses are coming to Colorado. Business is good in Colorado. I am the Business Governor. So please re-elect me.
A good argument, except that unemployment is still way higher than historical averages. In the meantime, if you believe real business people, Colorado isn’t such a good place to do business anymore.
There goes the re-elect argument.
From the Denver Business Journal:
Colorado’s ranking in an annual ranking of the best states in which to do business has slipped, Chief Executive magazine reported Tuesday…
Colorado was ranked No. 13, between Utah and Oklahoma, but its ranking fell two points from the 2012 survey. The magazine’s survey dinged Colorado in one area: “Anti-business forces won 2012 elections and are delivering on promises.” [Peak emphasis]
There is no way to hide from the effects of this session. The Governor has conceded the middle. Even his profile in The New Yorker led with this fact:
“Colorado’s governor finds himself leading his state to the left.”
In between taking people’s guns and publicly dancing with pardoning a butcher, Hickenlooper seems to have fallen in disarray. His re-election arguments are beginning to crumble.
You're an idiot if you think MJ could replace all of Colorado State Tax. You're also an idiot if you think MJ smokers aren't paying taxes currently.
Despite his poor performance, Hick will be re-elected if the Republicans run as poor a campaign for governor as they did last election. What a debacle.
Hickenlooper needs to get off his liberal dumb democrat butt and do his damn job, of course we can't get the morons in the Colorado legislature to do theirs so what do you expect! I can't wait to vote again and try and send Hickenlooper back to whatever hole he crawled out from!
Would love to see us replace Colorado State tax with MJ taxes. Give the rest of us a break, and get what we need from those who pay nothing currently.
This is a gift to Republicans, if they play it right. There is no conceivable way he should be able to win re-election. We need to run on a platform of abolishing the state tax, and collecting revenue from MJ taxes.
Even the marijuana business is in trouble under Hick. It was to have made the State of Colorado millions and yet all it is doing is costing the taxpayers money. Our Liberal House and Senate have no clue as to how to regulate it and without regulation how can you tas the product. Without the tax there is no income to the State.
The House and Senate are talking of a levy of less defense to the small businessman. Those with fifteen or less employees. Why would anyone want a business in this situation?
Election day cannot come soon enough. Out with the old and in with the new! And good riddance to the Hick.
the only business that is looking to thrive is the marijuana selling…Aurora thinks they have a good handle on it…thank you hick…
Let's hope this is true and he is gone!