Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said that an attempt by 11 rural counties to secede from the state and form their own will ultimately make Colorado stronger.
Hickenlooper, campaigning for a second term amid widespread disapproval of his policies in rural areas, has been trying to mend fences lately and convince rural voters that he also has their interests in mind.
“I can’t imagine Colorado being Colorado without the eastern plains,” he told Denver’s 9News before the election in which five of the 11 counties voted to proceed with the so-called 51st State Initiative. “If this talk of a 51st state is about politics designed to divide us, it is destructive. But if it is about sending a message, then I see our responsibility to lean in and do a better job of listening.”
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